Laugharne Castle, Carmarthenshire

Executed in watercolour, the work features muted tones dominated by beige and gray, suggesting a subdued, observational approach. The artist's use of the medium conveys a sense of delicacy and intimacy in portraying the scene.

Commissioned under the Recording Britain project (1940), a wartime initiative to document threatened British landscapes and sites, this piece is part of a collection of over 1,500 works by 97 artists, primarily focusing on English locations with sparse Welsh representation.

Directed by Sir Kenneth Clark and funded by the Pilgrim Trust, the project employed artists to record sites vulnerable to war, urbanization, and rural change. Hardie's contribution highlights Laugharne Castle's perceived cultural and historical significance at the time.

Martin Hardie's work, including this piece, is represented in the Victoria and Albert Museum's collection, ensuring the artist's and the project's enduring visibility within Britain's wartime artistic heritage.