%C2%A9 The Estate of Cyril Power %2F Bridgeman Copyright
The Tube Staircase, 1929
Cyril E. Powerexpand_more
Color linocut on Japan paperexpand_more
Gift of funds from the Print and Drawing Councilexpand_more P.94.30
Not on Viewexpand_more
Cyril Power’s dynamic Futurist-inspired arrangement of geometric forms and complementary color captures the essential form and rhythm of the nearly 200-step spiral staircase that connects Russell Square to a deep underground subway platform in the Bloomsbury section of London. Power was fascinated with the industrial architecture of London's underground rail system (the “Tube”), providing multiple subjects for his editioned prints while underscoring Power’s belief that art should express contemporary life.
Details
- Title
- The Tube Staircase
- Artist Life
- 1872 - 1951
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- P.94.30
- Provenance
- [Sotheby's, London, Sale 4636, Lot 96, 10/27/94); sold to MIA, 1994.
- Catalogue Raisonne
- C.S.A 12; Coppel CEP 13
- Curator Approved
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