Artist

Bown

Amery Farm, Alton
Butcher's Shop, Reigate
Stream Acre, Holybourne, Alton
Whitehall House, Cheam

Bown is a Social Realism artist. 5 works are cataloged here, principally at Victoria and Albert Museum.

This British watercolorist captured quiet corners of southern England between 1940 and 1942. Look at Amery Farm, Alton for rolling fields under a low sky and Butcher’s Shop, Reigate for a crisp storefront with fresh cuts of meat on the counter. The works feel fresh because he painted on the spot, letting paper soak up color as he worked.

Tap Whitehall House, Cheam to see how he framed a weathered doorway or Bentworth, Near Alton for a village lane where light slides across brick and thatch.

Works by Bown

Collections represented

Catalog records compiled from museum open-access collections; the artworks shown are in the public domain. Spotted an error in this record? Tell us.