Girl Welder at Work

Artist Ina D. D. Uhthoff (Canadian, 1889 - 1971)

Date1943

Place of ManufactureNorth America

Mediumoil

DimensionsOverall (support; framed: 83.0 x 75.0 cm): 76.7 x 69 cm

ClassificationsFINE ART

Credit LineHarold & Vera Mortimer-Lamb Purchase Fund

Object number1993.050.001

DescriptionPainting depicts a young woman welding during World War Two.

The artist's composition and selective palette enjoin the viewer in the welder's concentration on her work.

This and a few other paintings by Uhthoff are amongst the only serious, professional work done by artists in the capital city during the War Years.
Colour: blue; orange

Status

Not on view