Corner of a street
1937
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1937
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Corner of a street is a 1937 watercolor by Glyn Philpot, a Social Realism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a simple street corner. There’s a tall, narrow building with peeling paint and a faded blue door. Above it, a small window has wooden shutters. A metal fence runs along the sidewalk, and a pipe curves up the wall. The colors are muted—greys, browns, and a bit of blue—with rough, sketchy lines. The artist used watercolor, keeping it loose and unfinished. The paint looks worn, almost like the building itself. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more works like this.
A watercolour and body colour painting depicts a street corner.
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Glyn Philpot painted scenes of everyday life in watercolor during the 1930s and 1940s.
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