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Yorkshire

1920 (dated 1921)
Not on view
Like many of his contemporaries, Wadsworth adopted a different artistic style during the interwar period. Whereas Yorkshire Village, with its fragmented and faceted forms, embodies his Vorticist style, Yorkshire shows a more representational aesthetic and approach. In addition to the Black Country, Wadsworth depicted northern British towns, such as Yorkshire, where he had a personal connection. In this print, industry is still present—chimney stacks and smoke remain visible—yet it appears to be less disruptive than in the Black Country pieces, with industrial elements even assimilated into the town. Houses, reduced to geometric shapes, are tightly compressed into interlocking angled rows. Yorkshire can also be read as an elegiac commentary on Britain after the war, an impression reinforced by the shrouded figures on the steps.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Yorkshire
  • Artist: Edward Alexander Wadsworth (British, Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire 1889–1949)
  • Date: 1920 (dated 1921)
  • Medium: Woodcut
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 7 3/8 × 9 1/2 in. (18.7 × 24.1 cm)
    Image: 4 1/4 × 5 3/4 in. (10.8 × 14.6 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Leslie and Johanna Garfield Gift, Lila Acheson Wallace, Charles and Jessie Price, and David T Schiff Gifts, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, Dolores Valvidia Hurlburt Bequest, PECO Foundation and Friends of Drawings and Prints Gifts, and funds from various donors, 2019
  • Object Number: 2019.592.307
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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