Tower, Kiln and Little Red House, 1979 — Maurice Wade (1917–1991)
A wonderfully composed study of 70's urban landscape, Hanley, Stoke on Trent - in contrasts, Tower, Kiln and Little Red House sets the monumental industrial forms of a tower and bottle kiln against the domestic intimacy of a small red-brick house. Painted in 1979, this is one of Maurice Wade's most evocative works — the juxtaposition of the vast and the modest, the industrial and the human, is at the heart of what made the Potteries landscape so distinctive and so moving.
Published in 2026 by Petr Hajek with the kind permission of the Maurice Wade Estate, this print was released to accompany the landmark exhibition Maurice Wade: A Painter from No 57 at the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery (12 October 2023 – 26 January 2024).
- Artist: Maurice Wade (1917–1991)
- Title: Tower, Kiln and Little Red House
- Date: 1979
- Medium: Print
- Published: 2026 by Petr Hajek
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Sizes available:
- Small — 34 × 25 cm
- Medium — 42 × 29.5 cm
- Large — 59 × 42 cm
- Presented: Unframed
- Original artwork: Owned by the Maurice Wade Estate
Maurice Wade was a self-taught painter born in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, whose work chronicled the landscapes, people, and industrial character of the Potteries throughout the 20th century. His paintings are held in private and public collections across the UK.