Artwork
Crag Farm near Sudbourne
Crag Farm near Sudbourne is a watercolor work on paper by Louisa Puller. It dates from 1942 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
About this work
Overview
Crag Farm near Sudbourne is a watercolour painting depicting a rural scene.
Subject & Meaning
The painting shows the farmhouse and outbuildings of Crag Farm, surrounded by solid brick and plank structures, capturing a sense of rural timelessness despite the presence of modern telephone wires.
Context
It was part of a series of five watercolours by Louisa Puller documenting farms around Sudbourne, Suffolk, for the Recording Britain project.
Artist & collection
Artist
Louisa Puller painted quiet, detailed watercolors of English buildings in the 1940s.
Houses in Rose Street, Wokingham
General view of Hanley and Burslem, from near Wolstanton
St. Bartholomew's Church, Orford, from the North-West
The Firs (Farmhouse) near Sudbourne
Bethesda Methodist Chapel and Churchyard, Hanley, Staffordshire
The Valley Farm, near Sudbourne
Church Farm (from the Churchyard) Sudbourne
