Oxwich Bay and Village, Gower, Glamorganshire
1940
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1940
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Oxwich Bay and Village, Gower, Glamorganshire is a 1940 watercolor by Mona Moore, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This watercolor shows a quiet village nestled in rolling hills, with a winding road cutting through the scene. Small houses cluster near the center, their rooftops blending into the muted earth tones around them. The sky is pale and soft, with just a hint of darker clouds near the top left corner. The artist used loose, sketchy strokes to suggest movement in the landscape, especially in the fields and distant hills. The colors stay earthy—no bright blues or greens—giving the whole scene a calm, almost misty feel. Look up Moore, Mona to see more of her work.
A watercolour by Mona Moore from 1940 depicts an inland view of Oxwich village on the Gower Peninsula, looking toward the dramatic coastline beyond. The work was created as part of the "Recording Britain" project, a wartime initiative led by Sir Kenneth Clark to document places and landscapes across Britain that were perceived as culturally significant or at risk from war-related changes. The scheme employed artists to produce topographical watercolours and drawings, focusing on English scenes while also including limited coverage of Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Over 1,500 works…
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Mona Moore painted quiet watercolours of Welsh villages and coastline in the 1940s.
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