Original artwork description:

This painting is based on the following research: THE HARRIS LEBUS FURNITURE FACTORY
Louis Lebus came to England from Breslau, Germany (now Wroclaw, Poland), arriving in Hull in the 1840s, and set up as cabinet maker in that city. By 1857 Lebus moved to London’s East End and was joined in the trade by his two sons Harris and Sol.
In 1900 Lebus bought some land by Tottenham Hale and constructed a large purpose built factory, furniture was manufactured using very advanced machinery for the time.

The factory enjoyed great success during the boom period in the furniture industry between 1920 and 1938, especially with the modern influence of the Art Deco movement.

At the outset of the World War II, domestic furniture production was again replaced by the manufacture of supplies, however the company’s past engineering skills were soon brought back into play in the construction of the Albermarle Bomber, Airspeed Horsa Glider, Mosquito Bomber and Landing Craft. During the War Lebus was one of the few manufactures allowed to continue limited production of domestic furniture. The de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito is a British twin-engined, multirole combat aircraft, introduced during the Second World War. Unusual in that its airframe was constructed mostly of wood, it was nicknamed the "Wooden Wonder", or "Mossie". In 1941, it was one of the fastest operational aircraft in the world.

Materials used:

oil paint

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