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| Artist | Edward Burra (1905-1976) |
| Title | The Cabbage Harvest |
| Date | c.1943-1945 |
| Medium | Watercolour on paper |
| Dimensions | height: 69.00 cm, width: 101.00 cm |
| Inscription | STAMPED BR: E.J.Burra |
| Acquisition | Purchased from Leicester Galleries, January 1960 |
| Location | UK, London, Downing Street |
| GAC number | 5039 |
Other works by this artist
 | Jazz Fans | Pen and ink on paper c.1928-1929 GAC 13350 |
 | The Washerwomen | Watercolour on paper 1962-1963 GAC 15097 |
| Mrs Pott | Etching 1971 GAC 18275 | |
 | Home Again | Watercolour on paper 1932 GAC 6761 |
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 | Greenwich Hospital | Oil on panel c.1750 GAC 0/3 |
 | Battlefields of Britain | Oil on canvas 1942 GAC 0/5 |
 | Lakeside Scene in the Caucasian Mountains | Oil on canvas 1935 GAC 0/11 |
 | William Pitt (1759-1806) | Mezzotint published 1 September 1799 GAC 0/20/22 |
 | Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth (1757-1844) | Mezzotint published May 1802 GAC 0/20/23 |
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Edward Burra lived for most of his life at his parents' house in Rye, Sussex. In spite of poor health he loved to travel. He visited France and America frequently and also went to Italy, Spain and Mexico. He was drawn to human eccentricities, vivid popular culture and scenes from the seamy side of life. Burra produced some satiric work somewhat in the manner of the German artist George Grosz. Both the Spanish Civil War and the Second World War caused Burra deep distress and a violent, almost sadistic atmosphere crept into his work. He also began to paint religious pictures. From the late 1950s until his death, Burra painted strange, slightly sinister landscapes of places around the UK including Rye.