Death

Artist: William Littlewood

Date: 1930s

Medium: Watercolour on Board

Image size: 38.1cm by 26.7cm

Unframed. Signed on the lower right of the image. Heavy foxing and discolouring on image.

Likely dating to the 1930s, this watercolour by William Littlewood - simply titled ‘Death’ - aptly captures the artist’s interpretation of human life. A farmer, dying whilst trying to exert his control over Earth, lies as a grey form. The clouds form a vanishing point, directing the eye of the viewer towards the distant sky, and the eventuality it provides.