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Study for 'Base of Statues, Albert Square'

Adolphe Valette (1876–1942)

Manchester Art Gallery

Study for 'Base of Statues, Albert Square'

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Freely painted study of the statue pedestals in Albert Square. To both the left and right of the composition are the towering forms of the bases with waisted sections. Standing below those to the left are the small, dark shapes of two figures prevented from getting too close to the monuments by iron railings. In the centre of the composition is a figure walking from the right edge, wearing a hat and long coat. In the background are the suggested features of surrounding buildings.

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Title

Study for 'Base of Statues, Albert Square'

Date

c.1910

Medium

oil on board

Measurements

H 8 x W 15 cm

Accession number

1997.24

Acquisition method

purchased from Capes Dunn & Co., Manchester, 1997

Work type

Painting

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Adolphe Valette

1876–1942

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