Artwork

Tithe Barn, Great Coxwell

Tithe Barn, Great Coxwell, by Alban F.T. Atkins, watercolor, 1940
Tithe Barn, Great Coxwell, by Alban F.T. Atkins, watercolor, 1940

Tithe Barn, Great Coxwell is a watercolor work on paper by Alban F.T. Atkins. It dates from 1940 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. A watercolour by Alban F.

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Overview

The composition focuses on the gable end, highlighting the steeply pitched slate roof, buttresses, and a prominent arched doorway.

A watercolour by Alban F. T. Atkins from 1940 depicts the Tithe Barn at Great Coxwell, a large medieval stone structure dating to the 14th century. The composition focuses on the gable end, highlighting the steeply pitched slate roof, buttresses, and a prominent arched doorway. Two figures and a plough are included near a stone wall to indicate scale. The work was part of the "Recording Britain" project, a wartime initiative led by Sir Kenneth Clark to document sites of national significance threatened by war or modernization.

Artist & collection

Artist

Alban F.T. Atkins

Alban F.T. Atkins painted buildings in watercolor around the mid-20th century. His brush captured quiet, precise scenes like the Tithe Barn in Great Coxwell, built in the 14th century and standing strong through the…