Monoliths in a farmyard, Avebury
1942
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1942
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Monoliths in a farmyard, Avebury is a 1942 watercolor by Lines, a British Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows two giant standing stones in a grassy field. To the left is a weathered brick building with a tiled roof, leaning slightly. On the right, a small tree and a round wooden shelter sit near the stones. The sky is pale with light brushstrokes, and a rooster pecks at the ground in the foreground. The artist used quick, loose watercolor strokes to capture the rough texture of the stones and the uneven roof. The scene feels quiet and a little forgotten. Next, check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more works like this.
A watercolour titled *Monoliths in a farmyard, Avebury* by Lines, created in 1942, depicts standing stones within a rural farmyard setting. The work was part of the Recording Britain project, a wartime initiative that employed artists to document Britain’s landscapes and heritage amid fears of wartime destruction and rapid modernization. Funded by the Pilgrim Trust and overseen by Sir Kenneth Clark, the scheme aimed to preserve a visual record of traditional scenes, including monuments, villages, and agricultural life. The collection, comprising over 1,500 works by 97 artists, sought to…
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