1942
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dol-y-moch Bridge in the Maentwrog Valley, Merionethshire is a 1942 watercolor by Frances Macdonald, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a quiet valley with a small stone bridge crossing a shallow stream. Tall trees line the banks, and a lone cow stands in the grass near the water. The hills in the background are soft and green, with a few distant buildings barely visible. The artist used loose, quick brushstrokes to capture light and movement in the scene. The water looks almost transparent, and the greens shift from dark to pale as the landscape rises. Look up Victoria and Albert Museum to see more works like this.
A watercolour by Frances Macdonald from 1942, depicting the Dol-y-moch Bridge spanning a winding river in the Maentwrog Valley, Merionethshire. Part of the 'Recording Britain' collection, it was created under a wartime scheme that employed artists to document the British landscape and national identity during the early 1940s. The work reflects concerns about potential wartime damage and ongoing changes to rural environments. It was produced alongside similar projects in Scotland and Northern Ireland, with funding from the Pilgrim Trust and oversight by Sir Kenneth Clark.
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Frances Macdonald MacNair (24 August 1873 – 12 December 1921) was a Scottish artist whose design work was a prominent feature of the Modern Style (British Art Nouveau style) during the 1890s.
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