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Merthyr Blues
KOPPEL, Heinz (1919 - 1980)
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Date: 1956
Media: oil on canvas with collage
Size: 124 x 245 cm
Acquired: 2010; Gift; the Estate of Michael Goulston
Accession Number: 29596
This painting is a portrait of Merthyr Tydfil in 1956. The style prompts a comparison with popular newspaper cartoons. A woman pushes her pram past the old bus-depot, a man on a ladder pastes up an advertisement for Daz washing powder, whilst dogs behave badly on the street. The local blues singer, who hovers above the town accompanied by the lyrics of her song, offers a sense of hope and salvation to the everyday world below.
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