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Bratby attended the Royal College of Art from 1951-4 and was given a London exhibition while still a student. The art critic David Sylvester wrote an article in December 1954 about recent painting , including that of Bratby, and he titled his article 'The Kitchen Sink'. Sylvester identified a shared interest among younger painters in commonplace domestic subjects. Bratby not only chose the kitchen as a subject, but also the bathroom. He made three paintings of lavatories and at least three of bathrooms. Bratby's three paintings of lavatories focus exclusively on the toilet and are very direct in both subject and colour.