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Edward Burra

1905–1976

The Snack Bar 1930
© The estate of Edward Burra, courtesy Lefevre Fine Art, London
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Biography

Edward John Burra CBE (29 March 1905 – 22 October 1976) was an English painter, draughtsman, and printmaker, best known for his depictions of the urban underworld, Black culture and the Harlem scene of the 1930s.

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Unit One British Surrealism

Artworks

Left Right

Harlem

Edward Burra
1934

Dancing Skeletons

Edward Burra
1934

[title not known]

Edward Burra
1940

[title not known]

Edward Burra
1940

Mexican Church

Edward Burra
c.1938

Soldiers at Rye

Edward Burra
1941

Balcony

Edward Burra
c.1928–9
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Café

Edward Burra
c.1928–9
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Edward Burra

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Card titled ‘Images at Springfield: Souvenir from Paul and Margaret Nash’

Paul Nash, Margaret Nash, recipient: Edward Burra
December 1937
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‘Letter for Ed’ from Paul Nash, with attached images

Paul Nash, recipient: Edward Burra
[c.December 1943]
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Collage of newspaper cuttings showing two figures embracing

Unknown person(s), Paul Nash, recipient: Edward Burra
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