Morshead Hotel, 158, Richmond Hill, Richmond
John Sanderson Sanderson-Wells
1940
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
John Sanderson Sanderson-Wells
1940
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Morshead Hotel, 158, Richmond Hill, Richmond is a 1940 watercolor by John Sanderson Sanderson-Wells, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This sketch shows a large, old-style house with three stories and a rounded corner. The building has tall windows, a balcony with railings, and a fence around the front yard. A person is riding a bike past the house, and another person sits in a chair on the sidewalk, reading or resting. The artist focused on the building’s details—like the chimneys and shutters—while keeping the scene simple. The lines are light and precise, giving it a calm, everyday feel. Next, check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more works like this.
A drawing signed by John Sanderson-Wells depicts the Morshead Hotel, a double-fronted building within a row of terraced houses on Richmond Hill. Created in 1940 as part of the "Recording Britain" project, the work was commissioned to document places of national significance during the Second World War. The scheme, organized by the Committee for the Employment of Artists in Wartime and funded by the Pilgrim Trust, aimed to preserve scenes of British life and landscape amid concerns over wartime destruction and rapid modernization. The collection includes works by notable artists and reflects…
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John Sanderson-Wells painted quiet watercolor scenes of London’s riverside in the 1940s.
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