The Top of the Pass

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View across St Gotthard's Pass, a desolate landscape of bare hills, with rocky peaks visible in the distance. Clouds cast dark shadows across the foreground contrasting with a brightly sunlit patch in the middle ground. A narrow fenced road appears in the bottom right corner, curving round the hillside, and disappearing from view behind a middle ground outcrop. The colours of the painting are vibrant and acidic, representing harsh sunlight whilst also showing a departure from naturalistic colour use.

Manchester Art Gallery

Manchester

Title

The Top of the Pass

Date

1923–1924

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 88.8 x W 131.7 cm

Accession number

1924.29

Acquisition method

purchased from the Royal Academy of Arts, 1924

Work type

Painting

Inscription description

artist's inscription : : brc : artist's name, date : SYDNEY LEE 1924

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