Artwork
Peat Cutting, Cefn Coch, Montgomeryshire
Peat Cutting, Cefn Coch, Montgomeryshire is a watercolor work on paper by Mildred E. Eldridge. It dates from 1943 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
About this work
Overview
Peat Cutting, Cefn Coch, Montgomeryshire is a 1943 watercolour by Mildred E. Eldridge, created as part of the Recording Britain project.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts a rural scene at Cefn Coch in Montgomeryshire, showing a person walking along a stone path through a hilly, rocky landscape with patches of snow, capturing a traditional way of life considered vulnerable to wartime changes.
Technique & Style
Eldridge employed loose, expressive brushstrokes to convey the texture of the landscape, juxtaposing the figure's bright clothing with muted earth tones to create a sense of serenity amidst rugged terrain.
History & Provenance
Commissioned during World War II, the work was part of a broader initiative to document landscapes and traditions at risk from modernisation and conflict.
Artist & collection
Artist
Mildred E. Eldridge painted the hills and barns of 1940s Wales in watercolours. She left us five small scenes of rural life, each titled by the place it shows: a stone barn in Llanrhaeadr, peat cutters near Cefn Coch,…
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