| Top of the World | |
| Artist: | Edward Wadsworth |
| Year: | 1942–43 |
| Medium: | Tempera on canvas on wood |
| Height Metric: | 38 |
| Width Metric: | 53.5 |
| Metric Unit: | cm |
| Imperial Unit: | in |
| City: | Kingston upon Hull |
| Museum: | Ferens Art Gallery |
Top of the World is a 1942–43 painting by the English painter Edward Wadsworth. It depicts the road approaching Beswick's Lime Works in the Peak District.[1]
The painting was finished in the beginning of July 1943. It was originally bought by the Contemporary Art Society through Arthur Tooth & Sons.[2] Since 1944 it is in the collection of the Ferens Art Gallery in Hull.[3]