A Farewell to Adolescence, 1939
From September 2014 to February 2015 we used Pictures of the Month to illustrate Edwin's journey from a painter of conventional landscapes in the 1930s to producing Surrealist works that are quite unlike anything his contemporaries were doing in the 40s and early 50s.
In September 2014 we featured A Farewell to Adolescence, painted in September 1939, just after Edwin started renting a studio at 5 Alva Street from Wilhelmina Barns-Graham. The picture is based on the view from Edwin's room in the parental home in Juniper Green, but his new-found interest in Surrealism is evident! The title is ironic because Edwin was 28 years old and still living at home, but renting a studio was a key moment in his life and his artistic career as it provided independence and a place to paint just as his imagination was stimulated by Surrealism.
In September 2014 we featured A Farewell to Adolescence, painted in September 1939, just after Edwin started renting a studio at 5 Alva Street from Wilhelmina Barns-Graham. The picture is based on the view from Edwin's room in the parental home in Juniper Green, but his new-found interest in Surrealism is evident! The title is ironic because Edwin was 28 years old and still living at home, but renting a studio was a key moment in his life and his artistic career as it provided independence and a place to paint just as his imagination was stimulated by Surrealism.
