Winter days, Hessel Street Market, London
1922
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1922
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Winter days, Hessel Street Market, London is a 1922 watercolor by Dorothy Belasco, a Impressionism work, depicting Market, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This sketch shows a busy indoor market crammed with people. Wooden stalls line the room, piled with baskets of fruit, barrels, and jars. A few folks stand near tables covered in cloths, while others chat or handle goods. The walls are rough, with clothes hanging and shadows stretching across the space. Light comes from the left, brightening one corner while leaving the back dark. The artist scribbled the title in the bottom left: *Winter days, Hessel Street Market, London*. The quick, sketchy lines make it feel like a snapshot of daily life, not a polished scene. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more works like this.
A print titled *Winter Days, Hessel Street Market, London* was created by Dorothy Belasco in 1922, signed and dated by the artist and inscribed with the work’s title.
Read the full account in the museum source.
London’s 1920s streets pulse in Dorothy Belasco’s watercolours. Winter days crowds Hessel Street Market in 1922; the same year she traces Sir Moses Montefiore’s Ramsgate tomb in soft washes. Around the corner, the Bacon…
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