Artist
Douglas Portway
Douglas Portway is an artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at Victoria and Albert Museum.
Douglas Portway drew London’s postwar streets in ink and pencil, focusing on quiet corners and lone figures. His 1952 piece London - No.16 captures a single doorway under a striped awning, the scene nearly empty except for a faint shadow. The drawing belongs to a mid-century London tradition that favored muted tones and spare compositions. Tap London - No.16 to step inside its hushed moment of everyday life.
Works by Douglas Portway
Collections represented
Museum
The Victoria and Albert Museum in the United Kingdom is the world's largest museum of applied arts, decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.8 million objects.