Aymestry
1942
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1942
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Aymestry is a 1942 watercolor by Lines, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This sketch shows a quiet river scene with a stone bridge and three arched supports. On the left bank, a person sits on the wall, while another walks near a building with a sloped roof. Leafless trees line the riverbank, and the water looks calm but shallow. The artist used soft, loose strokes to capture light and shadow, giving it a gentle feel. The colors are mostly muted—beiges, grays, and faint blues—with just a hint of green in the grass. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more works like this.
This watercolour painting by Lines, dated 1942, depicts the bridge over the River Lugg in Aymestrey, Herefordshire, featuring a grassy island in the river's center and black-and-white half-timbered houses on the opposite bank. Part of the "Recording Britain" collection, it was created during the Second World War under a government initiative to employ artists in documenting Britain's landscape and national identity. The scheme, led by Sir Kenneth Clark, aimed to preserve traditional art forms like watercolour while addressing concerns over wartime threats and landscape changes. The work…
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