GRAHAM SUTHERLAND, O.M. (1903-1980)
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GRAHAM SUTHERLAND, O.M. (1903-1980)

Christ in Glory in the Tetramorph

Fermé24 November 2017

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GRAHAM SUTHERLAND, O.M. (1903-1980)
Christ in Glory in the Tetramorph
gouache, ink and crayon on paper laid on board
25 5/8 x 20 5/8 in. (65 x 52.5 cm.)
Executed circa 1953.

Purchased at the 1982 exhibition, and by descent.

Note du spécialiste

In November 1951, Basil Spence, the architect of the new Coventry Cathedral, asked Graham Sutherland to design a tapestry to hang behind the altar. Over the course of ten years, Sutherland made studies, such as the present work, of each part of the tapestry.