The Avenue, Bucklebury
1940
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1940
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
The Avenue, Bucklebury is a 1940 watercolor by Thomas Hennell, a British Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This watercolor shows a quiet path lined with tall, leafless trees. The branches twist across the sky, and the ground looks damp, like after rain. A few small figures walk along the path, but they’re far away. The colors are soft—mostly pale greens, browns, and blues—with some darker shadows under the trees. The painting feels loose and sketchy, like it was done quickly on the spot. The artist didn’t focus on tiny details, just the big shapes and light. Next, check out Hennell, Thomas to see more of his work.
This watercolour by Thomas Hennell depicts the avenue of ancient oak trees known as the Bucklebury Oaks, executed in 1940. It is part of the *Recording Britain* collection, a wartime initiative funded by the Pilgrim Trust and administered by the Committee for the Employment of Artists in Wartime, which commissioned artists to document landscapes and buildings across England to preserve a record of national identity during the Second World War. The scheme, directed by Sir Kenneth Clark, aimed to counter concerns about potential bomb damage, invasion, and broader landscape changes while…
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Thomas Hennell was a British artist and writer who specialised in illustrations and essays on the subject of the British countryside.
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