{"product_id":"stan-dobbin-unique-large-screenprint-the-destruction-of-jobs-sons-c1970-signed","title":"Stan Dobbin unique large screenprint, The Destruction of Job's Sons c1970 signed","description":"\u003cp\u003eSize: Mount 52 x 65 cm, print image 41.5 x 53.5 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Very good condition, mount new.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis print by Stan Dobbin is entitled \"Destruction of Job's Sons\"\", signed by the artist lower right and annotated \"unique print\". \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe subject matter is from the Old Testament of the Bible.  The Book of Job, Chapter 1 verse 19, reads  \"And, behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they are dead; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.\" Job remains devout through all his tribulations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWilliam Blake produced a depiction of this scene also in his Illustrations of the Book of Job.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGiven that this is a unique print, it is likely that it was produced for a poster or book illustration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStanley Dobbin (1929-2021) was born in Birmingham but moved to Devon and later to Manchester where he worked as a printmaker, painter and teacher of art. His prints are mostly woodcuts but also some other types such as this screenprint, and are heavily influenced by the German Expressionists.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chester's Farm Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53372483076433,"sku":null,"price":90.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1032\/4312\/0977\/files\/DobbinJobsigned_1.jpg?v=1782597457","url":"https:\/\/chestersfarmgallery.com\/products\/stan-dobbin-unique-large-screenprint-the-destruction-of-jobs-sons-c1970-signed","provider":"Chester's Farm Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}