Original painting, mixed media on paper titled Sunset (Rooftops) 1977 by Arthur Berry.
The painting is of a Victorian stove often found in English pubs pre 1980s. Berry has placed the faint outline of a trousered leg with a boot in the background. This is perhaps of a drinker warming himself from one of the best seats in the house.
Berry describes the Stove in public houses in his monologue 'Lament for the Lost Pubs of Burslem'. In particular, he describes the Queens, which was knocked down to be replaced by a modern 1980s row of shops, which included a row of seats with stoves at the end of each row.
Again, Berry uses the Stove as a subject, transcending us into a simpler life. It reminds us of the basic needs of human existence, to be warm. Thereby upholding the Stove as an object to be admired and honoured. Painting this in 1977, he captured a moment that has now disappeared in the 21st century. Although the appearance of log burners in recent times and the cost-of-living crisis experienced in the 2020s bring the meaning of The Stove into greater clarity.
Framed.
Signed and Dated 1977.
Size: 20.5" x 30" / 91cm x 69cm.
Provenance:
Part of the collection from the Arthur Berry Estate.
A Sense of Place Arthur Berry Exhibition 9 Aug to 21 Sept 2025.
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