Rotherfield Street, Autumn
2005
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
2005
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Rotherfield Street, Autumn is a 2005 by Sharon Beavan, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
A precisely delineated outline drawing of a street corner in Islington depicts railings, street lamps, and trees, alongside a tall school-like building with a steep roof on the left and distant tower blocks on the right, with aeroplanes and birds in the sky above. The uniform pencil line creates a disorienting effect, blending background and foreground and rendering the trees as featureless shapes.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Sharon Beavan draws London like it’s breathing. She walks the same East End streets for years, sketchbook in hand, turning lamppost shadows and puddle reflections into something quiet and alive. A friend once told me…
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