Painting: “Life Boat”

“Life Boat” by Leo Jahaan.
Oil on canvas, 2014.
120 cm x 90 cm.

“Life Boat” depicts a hydraulic press in use around 1851. On the left side you can see pipes through which water is pumped into the main machinery, creating intense pressure which forces the lower section to rise upward, pressing thin sheets of iron into parts suitable for making life boats.