1936, Paul Nash, Harbour and Room -- Tate Modern (London)
From the museum label: In 1930 Nash travelled to the South of France, staying in a hotel by the sea. This image derives from a reflection of a ship in the large mirror which hung in front of his bed. The critic Herbert Read admired Nash's response to Surrealism, writing 'he has dared to transform the English tradition.’ In 1936 Harbour and Room was included in both the International Surrealist Exhibition in London and Fantastic Art, Dada and Surrealism in New York.
1936, Paul Nash, Harbour and Room -- Tate Modern (London)
From the museum label: In 1930 Nash travelled to the South of France, staying in a hotel by the sea. This image derives from a reflection of a ship in the large mirror which hung in front of his bed. The critic Herbert Read admired Nash's response to Surrealism, writing 'he has dared to transform the English tradition.’ In 1936 Harbour and Room was included in both the International Surrealist Exhibition in London and Fantastic Art, Dada and Surrealism in New York.