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Floods at Pulborough, Sussex, by Vincent Lines, watercolor, 1934

Floods at Pulborough, Sussex

Vincent Lines

1934

watercolor

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

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Overview

Floods at Pulborough, Sussex is a 1934 watercolor by Vincent Lines, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?
Vincent Lines
When & what style?
1934
Where can I see it?
Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This painting shows a flooded landscape with a stone bridge half-submerged in water. Bare trees stand in the foreground, their branches twisted against the gray sky. The ground is covered in patches of snow and mud, and buildings peek out in the distance. The artist used soft, blended colors to show how water spreads across the land. The brushstrokes are loose, capturing the quiet chaos of the flood. Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum next to see more works like this.

The story of this work

Overview

A watercolour painting by Vincent Lines from 1934 depicts floods at Pulborough, Sussex, and is signed by the artist.

Read the full account in the museum source.

About the artist

Artist

Vincent Lines

Vincent Lines painted quiet English landscapes, mostly in watercolour. Look for Floods at Pulborough, Sussex from the 1930s—soft greens and browns under a cloudy sky, fields turned to mirror-still water. He kept to the…

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