Artwork
The Valley Farm, near Sudbourne
The Valley 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
Louisa Puller painted The Valley Farm, near Sudbourne in 1942. It’s a watercolor landscape of a farm near Sudbourne in Suffolk. The Victoria and Albert Museum holds it.
This work is part of a series Puller made for the Recording Britain scheme. Unlike other artists in the project, she didn’t hide signs of modern life. You can spot telephone wires in this scene.
See more art by Puller, Louisa.
Overview
The Valley Farm, near Sudbourne is a 1942 watercolour by Louisa Puller, created as part of the Recording Britain scheme. It depicts a farm landscape near Sudbourne, Suffolk.
Subject & Meaning
The painting shows a rural scene with a farm, and notably includes signs of modernity, such as telephone wires, reflecting Puller's approach to capturing contemporary life in her work.
Technique & Style
Executed in watercolour, the work exemplifies Puller's skill in the medium. Her style is characterized by an openness to depicting modern elements within traditional rural settings.
History & Provenance
The Valley Farm, near Sudbourne is held by the Victoria and Albert Museum, as part of its collection of works from the Recording Britain scheme.
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
Crag Farm near Sudbourne
Church Farm (from the Churchyard) Sudbourne
