Gouache with charcoal and pen and ink.
Sutherland's early industrial drawings continue to be highly sought-after.
This was made while he worked as an official war artist in the early 40's.
'Sutherland's study of outcast coal production in 1943 resulted in a number of bold, swirling compositions dramatised by the huge pyramids of earth excavated by the draglines..' Graham Sutherland, Hayes

Exhibited at the Mercer Gallery, Harrogate Look, Look Again! exhibition, 2025.