Tattooist's Parlour, Colchester
1940
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1940
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Tattooist's Parlour, Colchester is a 1940 watercolor by Walter Bayes, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
A watercolour by Walter Bayes depicts the interior of a tattoo parlour in Colchester, showing two soldiers observing as the tattooist works on another soldier’s arm. The tattooist sits at a table, with a cabinet of tools behind him, while a door in the background bears a poster listing tattoo patterns available for selection. The scene reflects the Camden Town Group’s influence through its unidealised portrayal of the soldiers and the parlour’s modest setting. This work was produced in 1940 as part of the Recording Britain project, a wartime initiative documenting aspects of British life and…
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Walter John Bayes was an English painter and illustrator who was a founder member of both the Camden Town Group and the London Group and also a renowned art teacher and critic.
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