Bristol Docks 2
1989
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1989
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Bristol Docks 2 is a 1989 watercolor by Raymond Spurrier, a Contemporary Realism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a harbor scene with a big crane, a yellow tugboat, and a chunky brick tower in the middle. The tower has a small red window and a weather vane on top. Buildings and ships fill the background, with a church spire peeking over the rooftops. The artist used watercolor to mix flat colors with soft washes, making some areas look fuzzy. The crane and tower stand out against the lighter sky and water. Look up Spurrier, Raymond to see more of his harbor paintings.
British watercolorist Raymond Spurrier painted the pulse of everyday scenes in mid-century Britain—harvesters in golden fields, the still-weathered docks of Bristol after storms.
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