Mid-week Practice at Stamford Bridge

Mid-week Practice at Stamford Bridge, an oil on canvas was one of two works submitted by Lawrence Toynbee to the 1953 competition. This piece was particularly praised by influential art critic David Sylvester in a review of the exhibition in The Listener magazine:

"The great flat sweeping bowl of Stamford Bridge with its scattered irregular stands looking as if they had been improvised overnight." - David Sylvester, 1953

Toynbee was one of four winners in the painting category, awarded a £250 prize.