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Edward Burra, Coffee Stall. Verso: Scenes with Figures c.1930
© The estate of Edward Burra, courtesy Lefevre Fine Art, London
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Burra’s clear line allows a cutting observation of contemporary life. Scenes with Figures shows fashionable life in the south of France, with its voracious appetites, while in Keep Your Head he explored the unexpected juxtapositions of photomontage. Both works reflect his growing awareness in Surrealism, even though he never officially joined the movement.
April 2008
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