Eduardo Paolozzi

Oil Lamp

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About this artwork

The lamps used for this and related drawings were bought at a ship supply store in Leith, the port of Edinburgh, and were used by Paolozzi in his student accommodation in Cartwright Gardens in London. This collage was probably shown in his June 1947 show at the Mayor Gallery. The sell-out success of the show provided Paolozzi with £75 and the means to make his long-dreamed-of move to Paris. He remembered London at that time as grey, bleak and no match for exotic Paris.

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Eduardo Paolozzi

Eduardo Paolozzi