Artwork
Church Farm (from the Churchyard) Sudbourne
Church Farm (from the Churchyard) Sudbourne is a watercolor work on paper by the Social Realist artist Puller. It is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
About this work
Overview
Church Farm (from the Churchyard) Sudbourne is a 1942 watercolour by Puller, depicting a rural scene in Suffolk.
Subject & Meaning
The painting shows a churchyard with gravestones and long grass, looking towards a farmhouse and outbuilding. The serene atmosphere evokes a sense of peace and tranquility, capturing the character of a rural English landscape.
History & Provenance
The work was created as part of the Recording Britain scheme, a wartime project led by Sir Kenneth Clark that documented the British landscape and national identity. The scheme was funded by the Pilgrim Trust and administered by the Committee for the Employment of Artists in Wartime.
Context
Recording Britain resulted in a collection of over 1,500 works by 97 artists, primarily focusing on English rural scenes, historic buildings, and traditional landscapes, aiming to preserve a visual record of places at risk from wartime damage or social change.
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