Keith Vaughan
Two Labourers Resting, 1944
Watercolour, gouache, coloured chalk and ink on paper
3 1/2 x 4 1/4 in / 9 x 11 cm
Signed and dated 'Keith Vaughan/44' (lower right)
As a conscientious objector, Vaughan spent the war as a non-combatant in the army. Without access to a studio, his work was restricted in scale and medium and his output...
As a conscientious objector, Vaughan spent the war as a non-combatant in the army. Without access to a studio, his work was restricted in scale and medium and his output from the period consists almost entirely of small scale works on paper, executed in ink and gouache, often with a very limited colour range. By 1944, he was stationed at Malton in Yorkshire, and often engaged in heavy manual work. His experiences gave him a great empathy towards labourers; his sensitivity towards their toil is on full display in our drawing.
Provenance
Agnews, London, where purchased by Jean Marsden, January 1999.The estate of Jean Marsden.