1940
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
The Priory Farm and 13th century Chapel, Southam de la Bere, Nr. Cheltenham is a 1940 watercolor by Archibald Standish Hartrick, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This sketch shows a quiet countryside scene with a lone figure standing near a stone wall. The person, dressed simply, faces a small stone chapel with a thatched roof. Behind them, a field stretches out with a few trees and distant hills. The artist used soft watercolors, letting the paper show through in spots for a sketchy, light feel. The chapel’s worn stones and rustic fence add a sense of age and simplicity. Next, check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more works like this.
This watercolour by Archibald Standish Hartrick depicts a view along a path beside a buttressed stone building, leading toward a series of farm structures with distant hills in the background. Created in 1940 as part of the *Recording Britain* project, it captures a rural English scene, emphasizing the architectural and agricultural character of the area. The work reflects the broader effort to document landscapes and buildings perceived as vulnerable to wartime changes or destruction. It is one of over 1,500 artworks commissioned to preserve a record of Britain's evolving environment during…
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Archibald Standish Hartrick (7 August 1864 – 1 February 1950) was a Scottish painter known for the quality of his lithographic work.
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