Title: Cranes beside the Holy Brook Artist: Ray Atkins Date of Work: 1969 Medium: drawing: oil pastel Dimensions: h 950 x w 1200 mm   Caption: Atkins set up and drew what he felt at the place where the Holy Brook runs into the River Kennet. The site of busy working wharfs since the medieval period, by the late 60s they were little visited but still functioning. Atkins was attracted by the industrial ugliness of the area and responded by transforming it into a sensuous celebration of the experience.   Object Number: 2017.101.1 Acknowledgements: Reading Foundation for Art Collection, gift of Steve Woodford Copyright: Image: Reading Borough Council/ Intellectual: The artist   Back