1940
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Benden Abbey, Wool is a 1940 watercolor by Harry Morley, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This sketch shows a simple scene of a building with an archway in the middle, framed by tall, bare trees. The colors are mostly light browns and yellows, with some green and blue mixed in. The trees have thin branches, and the ground looks dry, like a quiet courtyard. The artist used quick, loose strokes—no tight details, just rough shapes. The building looks old, with a pointed arch and a simple tower behind it. If you like this sketchy style, check out the Victoria and Albert Museum.
A watercolour by Harry Morley from 1940 depicts a view along an approach road lined with bare trees, leading to the Gothic-style gatehouse of Bindon Abbey. The work was part of the 'Recording Britain' project, a scheme initiated by the Committee for the Employment of Artists in Wartime to document the British landscape and built environment during the Second World War. Funded by the Pilgrim Trust and directed by Sir Kenneth Clark, the project aimed to capture a sense of national identity and preserve scenes threatened by wartime destruction or rapid change. The collection includes over 1,500…
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Harry Morley (5 April 1881 – 18 September 1943) was a British painter, etcher and engraver known for his classical and mythological compositions.
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