Nevinson Making Aircraft Acetylene Welders

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In the lithograph Acetylene Welders by Christopher Nevinson, two women are engaged in the meticulous task of welding at workbenches. Nevinson’s modern style uses stark contrasts of light and shadow cast by the acetylene flames to illuminate the concentrated faces of the women, conveying a futuristic sense of humanity and machine intensely working as one.

Christopher Nevinson is known for his powerful and critical war art, which emphasised the limitations of modernity in creating a better world. However, this image retains a sense of wonder at the efficiency and dynamism of wartime industry. The lithograph also commemorates the significant yet often unheralded contributions of women to the war effort; but, as with his portrayals of soldiers, Nevinson depicts them without individuality, as cogs in the bigger machine of war-time production.

NOTE: The edition of this print currently for sale has the word 'SPECIMEN' stamped on the bottom border and top right of the print. See close-up images.

Dimensions: L 48cm x W 38cm