About this objectPond at Letchworth by Spencer Gore. Gore (1878-1914) was an established modern artist by the time of his four month stay in the new Letchworth Garden City in 1912. Though the true number is unknown Gore produced at least twenty three works including 'Letchworth, The Road' which is on permanent display, during his stay. His Letchworth works were among the most avant-garde and influential British works of their day. Influenced by the Post-Impressionists and Futurists, these works are dominated by angular shapes, bold colours and simple lines. The view probably shows the pond at Willian, one of the three villages which formed the boundary of the new Garden City, founded in 1903. The white building in the background would be the small smithy in front of the Fox Inn. His unexpected death in March 1914 was seen as ‘the greatest tragedy of modern British painting’.
MakerSpencer Frederick Gore
Date Made1912
Period20th Century (1901-2000)
Medium and MaterialsOil on canvas
Place MadeUnited Kingdom, England, Hertfordshire, Letchworth Garden City
