Silbury Hill, Avebury
1942
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1942
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Silbury Hill, Avebury is a 1942 watercolor by Lines, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This watercolor shows a quiet hill covered in short grass, sitting alone in a flat field. Tall, wild plants grow in the foreground, their stems and seeds painted in quick, loose strokes. Far off, a line of trees marks the edge of the land, and beyond them, the sky fades to pale gray. The artist focused on light and texture—notice how the hill’s shape is soft but clear, while the grassy field looks almost rough. The colors are muted, like a misty day. Want to see more work like this? Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum.
This watercolour by Lines depicts Silbury Hill near Avebury as part of the Recording Britain project during the Second World War, documenting the English landscape to preserve a sense of national identity. Created under a scheme initiated by Sir Kenneth Clark, the work reflects concerns about potential wartime destruction and broader changes to rural Britain. The painting captures the ancient monument within its surrounding terrain, contributing to a broader effort to record places of cultural significance. The project, which ran from 1940 to 1943, employed artists to produce topographical…
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