MW4P St Paul's Print 1960 by Maurice Wade

St Paul's, 1960 — Maurice Wade (1917–1991)

Painted in 1960, St Paul's captures one of the landmark churches of the Potteries — a subject that allowed Maurice Wade to explore the relationship between the sacred and the industrial in the landscape he knew so intimately. The churches of the Six Towns rose above the bottle kilns and terraced streets as anchors of community life, and Wade's treatment of St Paul's reflects both his architectural precision and his deep affection for the built environment of Burslem and its surroundings.

Published 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: St Paul's
• Date: 1960
• Medium: Print
• Published: by Petr Hajek
• Size: 59.5 × 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.