Huson, Eric (b. 1930) - Street Near the Docks: Poplar (1962) Framed Hand-coloured woodcut on paper

Hand-coloured woodcut on paper

Printed 1927

titled and signed in pencil below image

across from the city of Waterford

signed in pencil on lower right below image (pictured)

Huson, Eric (b. 1930) - Street Near the Docks: Poplar (1962) Framed Hand-coloured woodcut on paperArtist: Eric Huson Date: 1962 Medium: Ink wash and crayon on paper Framed size: 66cm by 49. 5cm With a solitary crane limply positioned behind the bend of the street, Huson draws attention to the extent to which Londons docks and industry had declined by the 1960s there is a marked sense of decay and abandonment within the scene. The docks around Poplar had largely been built by the West India Dock Company in the early 19th century, with Poplar Dock