Object Description
HARRY CARLETON ATTWOOD
(1907-1985)
The Resurrection – A Mural Design
Signed with initials, dated and inscribed l.c.: Designs for Eltham Hall / 17/4/36 / HCA
Watercolour and pencil
Framed
12.5 by 21 cm., 5 by 8 ¼ in.
(frame size 31.5 by 39.5 cm., 12 ½ by 15 ½ in.)
Attwood was born in Swindon and studied wood carving from 1924-1930 at Swindon College. In the 1930s Attwood was commissioned to produce several pieces for Eltham Palace including a sculpture relief which still remains over the front door. The present work appears to be a mural design and although the artist has inscribed it as a design for Eltham Hall it does not seem to fit with either the building or the Art Deco sympathies of Courtauld’s design intentions for the house.