Mount Ephraim, Tunbridge Wells
1942
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1942
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Mount Ephraim, Tunbridge Wells is a 1942 watercolor by Hooper, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This watercolour painting shows a street scene with buildings and a person in the foreground. The buildings are mostly grey, with some green and brown details. The person is wearing a red coat and standing near a lamppost. In the background, there's a sign that says "Mount Ephraim, Tunbridge Wells". The painting has a mix of light and dark colours, which gives it a sense of depth. The brushstrokes are loose and expressive, which adds to the overall feeling of the scene. If you're interested in seeing more paintings like this, you could check out the Victoria and Albert Museum, which has a collection of watercolours by Hooper.
Mount Ephraim, Tunbridge Wells is a watercolour painting by Hooper, dated 1942, depicting a shop front in the Mount Ephraim district of Tunbridge Wells that advertises books and stationery. The work was part of the Recording Britain collection, a wartime initiative by the Committee for the Employment of Artists in Wartime, funded by the Pilgrim Trust and directed by Sir Kenneth Clark. The scheme commissioned artists to document British topography, focusing on scenes of national identity such as market towns, rural landscapes, and historic buildings. This watercolour is one of over 1,500 works…
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This artist painted quiet streets and brick buildings in watercolor during the early 1940s.
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