Post Mill, Finchingfield, Essex
1943
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1943
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Post Mill, Finchingfield, Essex is a 1943 watercolor by Michael Rothenstein, depicting Windmill, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This watercolor by Michael Rothenstein shows a windmill in the village of Finchingfield, Essex. The painting was made in 1943 using water-based paints. It captures a quiet moment around a weathered old mill. Rothenstein chose to paint the neglected yard behind the mill instead of the sails. He focused on weeds and decay, not the village’s charm. His local knowledge came from living in Great Bardfield and joining the Recording Britain project. The mill once served four neighbors before falling out of use. A county council saved it in 1956 and keeps it open today. See more by Rothenstein, Michael.
Michael Rothenstein’s 1943 watercolour depicts a derelict wooden post mill in Finchingfield, Essex, standing on a brick-walled roundhouse with a thatched-roof cottage visible beyond. The scene focuses on the mill’s weed-choked yard, emphasizing its long neglect, while the sky above is rendered in grey tones with swiftly moving clouds. The work was produced as part of the Recording Britain project, which employed artists to document Britain’s landscapes and buildings during the Second World War. The mill, originally one of four in Finchingfield built around 1760, was preserved after…
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Michael Rothenstein (1908–1993) was a British artist, born in London.
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