In 1947, the #BoroughGroup, formed by some of #Bomberg's students was 'founded on the belief that there is in nature a truth and a realism which the usual contemporary approach to painting is unable to convey'. Read more in the Bomberg Monograph benuri.org.uk/shop/

David Bomberg, The Red Hat, 1931, Oil on canvas, Private Collection This boldly painted portrait of Lilian Holt, wearing a red hat, is one of his finest; the dominant crimson palette even seeping onto the frame. © The estate of David Bomberg, the Bridgeman Art Library

David Bomberg, Study for Mud Bath, c. 1914, Pencil, Private Collection © The estate of David Bomberg, the Bridgeman Art Library

Did you know...#Bomberg was expelled from the Slade in late 1913, as his work and personality had been 'marked out as 'a disturbing influence' at the Slade'? Read more in the Bomberg Monograph benuri.org.uk/shop/

The Ben Uri Collection focuses on the work and lives of modern and contemporary immigrant and refugee artists with a particular focus on Jewish artists, many of whom came to London during the early 20th Century to flee persecution. View the collection at benuricollection.org.uk

Did you know...In 1944 #Bomberg served as a fire watcher during the Blitz in London and spent some of his time teaching drawing to gun crews in Hyde Park? Read more in the Bomberg Monograph benuri.org.uk/shop/