James Boswell

1906–1971

James Boswell, ‘Soldier, Soldier’ 1934 — Soldier, Soldier 1934
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Biography

James Edward Buchanan Boswell (9 June 1906 – 15 April 1971) was a New Zealand-born British painter, draughtsman and socialist.

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Artworks

James Boswell, ‘Soldier, Soldier’ 1934

James Boswell Soldier, Soldier

1934

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James Boswell, ‘Le Sphinx’ 1937

James Boswell Le Sphinx

1937

T03460

James Boswell, ‘The Fall of London: The Colosseum’ 1933

James Boswell The Fall of London: The Colosseum

1933

P11660

James Boswell, ‘Gosfield Street Murder’ 1942

James Boswell Gosfield Street Murder

1942

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James Boswell, ‘Street Scene’ c.1946

James Boswell Street Scene

c.1946

T02253

James Boswell, ‘Le Sphinx, 4 a.m. Verso: Three figure drawings’ 1937

James Boswell Le Sphinx, 4 a.m. Verso: Three figure drawings

1937

T03461

James Boswell, ‘Punch and Judy’ c.1945

James Boswell Punch and Judy

c.1945

T03462

James Boswell, ‘Quiet Evening’ 1940

James Boswell Quiet Evening

1940

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Features

Clive Branson, ‘Bombed Women and Searchlights’ 1940

Art Term

Artists International Association

Artists International Association was an exhibiting society founded in London in 1933, which held exhibitions and events to promote and ...

James Boswell Untitled, six studies of men and boys from a sketchbook covering Boswell's posting to Iraq 1942–3 Ink on paper; sp

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A page from James Boswell’s Iraq sketchbook 1943–4 one

Tate Etc

When you paint a picture you are afraid of giving it your life – the life where you are dreaming realities

The letters and sketches of James Boswell from Tate Archive

Sketches, letters, etc.

James Boswell, ‘Sketchbook, with ‘Bucharest 1953’ on the label on the spine and ‘1953?’ inside front cover’ [c.1953]

James Boswell Sketchbook, with ‘Bucharest 1953’ on the label on the spine and ‘1953?’ inside front cover

[c.1953]

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James Boswell, ‘Sketchbook containing sketches of Scotland’ 1942

James Boswell Sketchbook containing sketches of Scotland

1942

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