MEASURMENTS:30"WX34"H FRAMED, MINT CONDITION, FRAME IS SCRATCHED/"in the style of"Edward John Burra was an English painter, draughtsman, and printmaker, best known for his depictions of the urban underworld, black culMEASURMENTS:30"WX34"H FRAMED, MINT CONDITION, FRAME IS SCRATCHED/"in the style of"Edward John Burra was an English painter, draughtsman, and printmaker, best known for his depictions of the urban underworld, black culture and the Harlem scene of the 1930s. Burra's first solo show was held at the Leicester Galleries in 1929. In May 1929, he visited Paris with Chappell, Ashton, Fedorovitch, Mahoney and Birgit Batholin. His sister Betsy died of meningitis in August 1929. He visited Scotland with his mother in September 1929. In October 1929, Burra exhibited with the London Group; woodblock prints were shown at the Society of Wood-Engravers exhibition at the Redfern Gallery in London. In January 1930, he began to make collages with Paul Nash. Later that year, he travelled with Paul and Margaret Nash to Paris and the South of France./Private collection, no documentation.