Potato Lifting
1940
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1940
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Potato Lifting is a 1940 watercolor by Thomas Barclay Hennell, a Social Realism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a wide, open field under a cloudy sky. Two people in dark coats stand near a large, deep hole in the ground, maybe digging. In the distance, a few trees and a faint road curve along the horizon. The brushstrokes are loose and quick, making the scene feel rough and real. The colors are mostly muted, except for the bright dirt in the hole. Next, look up *impasto* to see how artists use thick paint like this.
Thomas Hennell (16 April 1903 – 1945) was a British artist and writer who specialised in illustrations and essays on the subject of the British countryside.
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