Eric Wilson
(Australia 05 Jan 1911–23 Nov 1946)
Hospital theme - the sterilizer
- Location
- Not on display
- Further information
At the time this painting was created, Eric Wilson was working as a ward attendant at Sydney’s Lidcombe State Hospital. Drawing inspiration from his surroundings, the subject of this painting is an autoclave – a machine that heats liquids above boiling point to obtain sterilisation. Instead of portraying the machine from a single vantage point, Wilson has embraced cubist theories which attempted to convey three-dimensional objects from several angles at once.
In his later career, Wilson championed cubism in both his teaching and exhibited works, such as 'Hospital theme – the sterilizer', which was shown at the fourth annual Contemporary Art Society exhibition in 1942.
- Year
- 1942
- Media
- Painting
- Medium
- oil on hardboard
- Dimensions
- 81.3 x 47.0cm board; 95.0 x 59.8 x 6.7cm frame
:
0 - Whole; 81 x 46cm; SIGHT DIMENSION - Signature & date
- Signed l.l. corner, red oil "Eric Wilson". Dated l.l. corner, pencil "42".
- Credit
- Purchased 1945
- Accession number
- 7577
