Windmill ("Marsh Mill") at Thornton, near Fleetwood
1943
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1943
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Windmill ("Marsh Mill") at Thornton, near Fleetwood is a 1943 watercolor by Pile, depicting Windmill, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This watercolour painting depicts a windmill, known as "Marsh Mill," situated in Thornton, near Fleetwood. The mill's structure is rendered in a light colour, while its sails are dark. In the foreground, a few buildings and a tree are visible, set against a light grey sky. A person is shown standing in the distance, near one of the buildings. The overall atmosphere of the painting appears somewhat desolate, with the windmill being the central focus. If you're interested in learning more about the artist behind this piece, you might want to look up Pile.
A watercolour by Pile from 1943 depicts Marsh Mill, a five-storey tower windmill near Thornton, surrounded by low cottages. The work was produced for the Recording Britain scheme, a wartime project initiated in 1940 by the Committee for the Employment of Artists in Wartime under the Ministry of Labour and National Service, funded by the Pilgrim Trust. The scheme aimed to document aspects of British life and landscape perceived as threatened by war or modernization, with contributions from artists including John Piper and Rowland Hilder. The collection was overseen by Sir Kenneth Clark,…
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Pile painted watercolours of British buildings and landmarks in the 1930s and 40s.
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