- TitleLesly Road, off Caledonian Road [image]
- Author
- Year of publication1960 circa
- Dimensions61.5 x 91.5 cms
- MaterialOil on board
- NotesSigned by the artist who was born 1923 Katerina Strenitsova into a middle-class Jewish family in Gablonz in Sudeten Czechoslovakia, moved to Prague in 1938 with her family. On Nazi occupation sent to England on a Quaker-sponsored ‘Kindertransport’. Married Otto Fischel, a Czech-Jewish journalist-turned-entrepreneur. Camden also own her paintings. The artist died in November 2017.
Abstract
Derelict run-down Lesly Road, off Roman Way, was demolished a decade after this painting along with surrounding streets. Jupiter Way, part of the Vulcan Way Estate, is now approximately where Lesly Road once stood.
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| Copy number | Shelfmark | Loan category | Site | Loan status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 510923 | B208 CALEDONIAN ROAD | Reference (not for loan) | ILHC | available |
