1943
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
The Inigo Jones Gateposts at Amesbury is a 1943 watercolor by Frances Macdonald, a British Romanticism work, depicting Gate, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This watercolor shows two old stone gateposts with a wrought-iron gate between them. A man stands near the left post, looking toward the gate. The buildings behind are plain brick and stone, with a tall chimney on the left. Trees with green leaves hang over the scene, and the ground is wet, reflecting light. The gateposts have a simple, classical design with flat tops and rounded arches. The artist used loose brushstrokes for the trees and sky, making them look quick and sketchy. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see this painting in person.
A watercolour by Frances Macdonald from 1943, this work was created as part of the Recording Britain project, a wartime initiative to document the British landscape and built environment. The painting depicts the Inigo Jones Gateposts at Amesbury, contributing to a broader effort to record sites perceived as emblematic of national identity during a period of potential loss and change. The project, directed by Sir Kenneth Clark and funded by the Pilgrim Trust, employed artists to capture scenes such as market towns, rural landscapes, and historic monuments, with a focus on areas in England.
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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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