About this artwork

This drawing relates to a painting of the same name, Heavy Structures in a Landscape Setting (1922). During the 1920s William McCance lived in London. The semi-abstract style shows the influence of the London avant-garde scene on McCance. It is comparable with works by Wyndham Lewis and William Roberts, and indeed, the artist had a close connection with Roberts, who rented a room in McCance’s flat. The forms in the work have an ominous feel: the structures in the foreground suggesting a military gun battery.

Updated before 2020

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William McCance

William McCance