1957
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Science Fiction Landscape is a 1957 by Reg Butler, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This sketch shows two figures in a dark, rocky setting. One person is hunched over, holding what looks like a heavy object. The other figure is lying down, their head resting on a rough surface. The drawing is mostly in shades of gray, with some faint yellowish spots. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to show movement and texture. The scene feels mysterious, like something out of a story. Look up cross-hatching to see how artists create depth with lines.
A pencil drawing from 1957 by Reg Butler depicts science fiction machinery parts, with a yellow glow emanating from the component on the right.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Reginald Cotterell Butler was an English sculptor. He was born at Bridgefoot House, Buntingford, Hertfordshire to Frederick William Butler (1880–1937) and Edith (1880–1969), daughter of blacksmith William Barltrop, of…
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