Fireworks at St.Edmunds

Catalog no.

0201

Year

1974

Subject

Other

Media

Oil and Acrylics /
Oil on board

Size (H x W)

31 x 42 inches

Availability

Sold
Also known as 'Bonfire Night' with an early use of squares technique in this dramatic image. Bonfire night was given a very different treatment 30 years later in 'Ladygate Fireworks' (Cat. No. 265).

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