MAKE A MEME View Large Image Some statesmen of the Great War.jpg Artwork en Some statesmen of the Great War 1924-1930 oil canvas cm 55 80 81 90 https //www nationalgalleries org/collection/artists-a-z/g/artist/sir-james-guthrie/object/some-statesmen-of-the-great-war-pg...
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Keywords: Some statesmen of the Great War.jpg Artwork en Some statesmen of the Great War 1924-1930 oil canvas cm 55 80 81 90 https //www nationalgalleries org/collection/artists-a-z/g/artist/sir-james-guthrie/object/some-statesmen-of-the-great-war-pg-1466 National Gallery of Scotland Creator James Guthrie This oil sketch is Guthrie ™s first idea for a large canvas commemorating the leaders of the British Empire who had led Britain to victory in the First World War Guthrie took eleven years to complete the painting Even at this early stage Guthrie has included the statue of Winged Victory a symbol of the triumph However in the final work the statue becomes a more dominant part of the composition towering over the statesmen as they gather round the table This creates a much more powerful and dynamic scene object history Purchased 1945 PD-old-70 Paintings in the National Gallery of Scotland Statesmen of World War I James Guthrie
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