At almost poster-size, Wet Evening, Oxford Street (1919) is the largest of Nevinson's lithographs. Its composition is thus all the more arresting: heads and umbrellas stretching back into the distance, cheek by jowl, ever more indistinguishable as they recede. Striking too, is the fragmentation of faces- screened, averted, anonymised. The woman nearest to the lower edge is reduced to one eye beneath a stylish hat; the gentleman on her left, to a half-visible moustache. The newspaper seller above is surmised only by his half opened mouth and fanned merchandise, held by unseen hands.

Please note that any purchases made during this exhibition will be ready for collection or delivery from 23rd July.