Chelsea Reach

A drypoint view of Chelsea Reach Power Stations and a bridge. The bridge may be a representation of Battersea Bridge, with artistic license, and the large power station on the right may be Lots Road power station. Built in 1906, the Lots Road power station supplied the power for the London Underground in the early 19th century. The smokestacks emit streams of smog, which draws attention to the industrial nature of the factory area. The building with the sloping roof on the left may be Old Chelsea Church. Signed by artist.

Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson (1889-1946) was a British war artist. Prior to World War I Nevinson was a Futurist painter, and the Futurist preference for geometric forms influenced his later work. Later in his career Nevinson took city-scapes and landscapes as his primary subjects.

Object Details

ID: PAG9458
Type: Print
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Nevinson, Christopher Richard Wynne
Places: Unlinked place
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 320 x 505 mm; Mount: 420 x 587 mm