Michael and Christine with Toys and Books
1950
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1950
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Michael and Christine with Toys and Books is a 1950 watercolor by Raymond Sheppard, a British Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This is a watercolour painting of two children in their family home. It shows Michael and Christine with their toys and books in the front room. Raymond Sheppard made quick sketches of his kids at play, then turned them into finished works. The artist used toys the children owned—a doll named Sylvie, a moving clown, and Christine’s skipping rope. A magic painting book may sit open on the table. The book in front of Christine could be *The Golden Gift Book* from 1939. If you like this style, look up the artist Raymond Sheppard.
The painting depicts two children, a girl and a boy, lying on their stomachs on a rug in a domestic setting. The girl, positioned on the right, rests her chin on her hands while the boy, on the left, appears to speak with his mouth open, both dressed in casual clothing. Surrounding them are various toys, including a doll named Sylvie, a skipping rope, a lorry, a movable clown figure, and a bus, alongside a painting book and pencils. The scene takes place in the artist’s downstairs front room, framed by a wooden surround.
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Raymond Sheppard was a British artist and illustrator of books for children and adults.
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