Westminster Abbey with stands
1937
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1937
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Westminster Abbey with stands is a 1937 watercolor by Pile, a British Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This sketch shows Westminster Abbey with quick, loose lines. The building’s tall towers and arches are drawn in soft blue and gray, while a crowd of small figures fills the foreground. A flagpole stands out in the middle, with a few people near a table covered in a red cloth. The artist used watercolor to capture the scene fast, with some areas barely filled in. The date "14.5.1937" is written in the corner—likely May 14, 1937. Next, check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more works like this.
A watercolour depiction of Westminster Abbey in London, dated in pencil to 1937, shows the abbey with temporary stands in place.
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Pile painted watercolours of British buildings and landmarks in the 1930s and 40s.
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