Flour mill
1865
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1865
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
This painting shows a tall flour mill beside a river. Dark clouds loom over its wooden wheels. Light picks out the mill’s rough texture against the water. Simpson painted this in 1865 during a trip through India. He often worked quickly to catch fleeting weather and light. The mill’s motion feels almost alive in the brushwork. Look for Simpson’s pencil sketches at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
