The Results of Labour

Made:
1930-1939 in England
maker:
Gilbert Daykin
Painting by Gilbert Daykin, 1886-1939 Painting by Gilbert Daykin, 1886-1939

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Painting by Gilbert Daykin, 1886-1939
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Painting by Gilbert Daykin, 1886-1939
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Painting by Gilbert Daykin, 1886-1939. "The Results of Labour", 1930-1939. Oil on board, 60x50cm in frame 73x62.5x7.5cm. Design for a poster for the Staveley Coal and Iron Company at the time of increased coal prices. A smiling miner looks appealingly to the viewer, and offers the results of his labour. Several different versions were painted and printed, among various ventures to offset the fall in coal sales. The neat steel supports and general atmosphere are a contrast to the reality of working underground.

Daykin worked as a miner at a pit near Sheffield and he produced a number of vivid artworks showing what the physical work of a coal miner was like down the pit. Sadly he was killed in 1939 in a mine shaft accident. Eleven artworks by Daykin were gifted by his family to the Science Museum in 1978.

Details

Category:
Art
Object Number:
1978-539
Materials:
oil paint on board
Measurements:
overall: 740 mm x 630 mm x 80 mm,
overall (in frame): 730 mm x 625 mm x 75 mm,
image: 600 mm x 500 mm
type:
oil painting
credit:
Daykin, A.