Artwork
Queen's Gate, Kensington Gardens
Queen's Gate, Kensington Gardens is a watercolor work on paper by the Impressionist artist Dimond. It dates from 1942 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
About this work
Overview
Queen's Gate, Kensington Gardens is a 1942 watercolour by Dimond, depicting a classical lodge at the entrance to Kensington Gardens.
Subject & Meaning
The painting shows a small, pedimented building surrounded by trees and a black metal fence, capturing the serene atmosphere of the scene.
Technique & Style
Dimond employed a range of greens and browns to convey depth and atmosphere, creating a study of the building and its surroundings.
History & Provenance
This work is part of the Recording Britain collection, a wartime project documenting Britain's landscape and buildings, funded by the Pilgrim Trust and directed by Sir Kenneth Clark.
Context
The Recording Britain initiative, launched in 1940, aimed to record the national landscape amid concerns over bomb damage and other changes, resulting in over 1,500 works between 1940 and 1943.
Artist & collection
A House, Maidenhead
St. George's Church, Bristol
Bishop's Palace, Lichfield (South or Garden Front)
Blake's Cottages, Park Lane, Croydon
Park House, Cirencester
Heaton Hall, Manchester
The Guildhall, Totnes
The Geffrye Museum, Kingsland Road, London, E2
Buckingham Place, Westminster
Entrance lodge to the South Kensington (now the Victoria and Albert) Museum and surrounding buildings, facing the Cromwell Road