Farm and Falconry, The Buttas, Canon Pyon
1942
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1942
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Farm and Falconry, The Buttas, Canon Pyon is a 1942 watercolor by Lines, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a large, old-fashioned house with a half-timbered front and a steeply pitched roof. The house is set against a backdrop of trees and hills, with a cloudy sky above. In the foreground, there are some white birds, possibly geese or ducks, and a small shed or outbuilding to the right of the house. The painting is done in watercolors, with muted colors that give it a soft, dreamy quality. The artist has used bold brushstrokes to capture the texture of the house's timbers and the roughness of the stone walls. The overall effect is one of rustic charm and tranquility. If you're interested in learning more about the artist who created this painting, you might want to look up Lines.
A watercolour painting signed and dated 1942 by Lines, titled *Farm and Falconry, The Buttas, Canon Pyon*, depicts a view of the farmhouse and a possible gatehouse at Butthouse near King's Pyon, Herefordshire. The scene features a brick and timber farmhouse in the background and a black-and-white timber-framed gatehouse in the foreground, both dating to the early 17th century. The work was produced as part of the "Recording Britain" project, a wartime initiative that employed artists to document the British landscape and its changing character during the early 1940s. Funded by the Pilgrim…
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