Ghetto Theatre, Study , c. 1920
31 x 41.5 cm (h x w)
Oil and pencil on paper on board

© David Bomberg estate

In this undated Ghetto Theatre Study, both Bomberg’s handling and colour are less constrained than in the final finished oil and his subjects, consequently, appear freer and livelier as the artist captures their sense of expectation and restlessness.

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