Gatehouse, Frocester Court
1942
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1942
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Gatehouse, Frocester Court is a 1942 watercolor by Swan, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This sketch shows a simple house with a wooden balcony jutting out over a small garden. The walls are plain, the roof has steep peaks, and the windows are small and square. A tree stands near the doorway, and the grass looks patchy. The balcony’s dark wood stands out against the light walls, almost like a shadow. The artist used soft colors and quick brushstrokes to keep it loose and sketchy. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more of this artist’s work.
Gatehouse, Frocester Court is a watercolour painting signed and dated 1942, depicting the Elizabethan gatehouse at Frocester Court near Stroud. The structure features two stone gables and a half-timbered upper storey above the gated entrance passage. The work was created as part of the "Recording Britain" project, a wartime initiative to document British architecture and landscapes. Funded by the Pilgrim Trust and overseen by Sir Kenneth Clark, the scheme employed artists to record sites perceived as culturally significant during the Second World War.
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In 1942, this watercolor artist captured Cirencester and the Cotswolds in soft, detailed scenes.
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