FDA-P.545-2016
Parts
Object number
FDA-P.545-2016
Object type
Identification
Title
The Sucrerie: Longueval
Seven Halts on the Somme
Seven Halts on the Somme
Title Type
assigned by artist
series
series
Comments
This is one of a series of seven paintings collectively known as the 'Seven Halts on the Somme'.
Royal Academician Hughie O'Donoghue was Artist-in-Residence at the Drawing Schools at Eton College in 2013. During the residency he had access to the Eton College Collections and became immersed in material relating to the Battle of the Somme. His series of seven paintings, collectively titled 'Seven Halts on the Somme', were produced partly in response to this material. Each painting evokes a specific location in northern France, where the British arm was stopped and engaged in conflict during the battle.
Royal Academician Hughie O'Donoghue was Artist-in-Residence at the Drawing Schools at Eton College in 2013. During the residency he had access to the Eton College Collections and became immersed in material relating to the Battle of the Somme. His series of seven paintings, collectively titled 'Seven Halts on the Somme', were produced partly in response to this material. Each painting evokes a specific location in northern France, where the British arm was stopped and engaged in conflict during the battle.
Description
Dimensions
height (actual size): 1550mm
width (actual size): 1550mm
width (actual size): 1550mm
Materials & techniques note
Oil on linen canvas
Production
Person
O'Donoghue, Hughie, 1953 - ? (Artist)
Date
2014
History and association
Object history note
Provenance: Purchased from the artist by Eton College in 2015
Exhibited: 'Seven Halts on the Somme', Hughie O' Donoghue: The Verey Gallery, Eton College, 23 May 2014 to 6 December 2014; 'Hughie O’Donoghue: Seven Halts on The Somme', Leighton House Museum, 30 June 30 to 2 October 2016; 'Art makes Art: Ten Years of the Eton College Artists in Residence Scheme', The Bankside Gallery, 48 Horton Street, London, 23 to 28 November 2021
Exhibited: 'Seven Halts on the Somme', Hughie O' Donoghue: The Verey Gallery, Eton College, 23 May 2014 to 6 December 2014; 'Hughie O’Donoghue: Seven Halts on The Somme', Leighton House Museum, 30 June 30 to 2 October 2016; 'Art makes Art: Ten Years of the Eton College Artists in Residence Scheme', The Bankside Gallery, 48 Horton Street, London, 23 to 28 November 2021
