The Engineer

Catalog no.

0256

Year

1992

Subject

Other

Media

Oil / Acrylic /
Oil on canvas

Size (H x W)

22 x 32 inches

Availability

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After a visit to HMS Warrior the artist was intrigued by the contrast in size of man and machine. The man looking down (the engineer) looks a lot like the artist too. (Another variation on squares technique).

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