The Parment Wood near La Houssaye

Place Europe: France, Normandy
Accession Number ART93359.008
Collection type Art
Measurement sheet: 17.6 x 25.5 cm; image: 15.2 x 22.8 cm
Object type Work on paper
Physical description watercolour, ink and wash on paper
Maker Kearton, William Frederick
Place made France
Date made c. 1916 - 1918
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Depicts a lush and green woodland. In the foreground is dense shrubbery and flowers, suggesting it is either spring or summer. A road leads from the bottom left corner into the centre of the wood, on either side is rural land. To the left is a row of telegraph poles suggestive of the nearby La Houssaye referenced in the title. Above the wood are two aircraft flying against a blue sky dappled with crisp white clouds.