The Bridge
Watercolour Painting
1925 (painted)
1925 (painted)
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Grace Golden (1904-1993) was a London artist and historian. Born in the East End, she gained scholarships to Chelsea and the Royal College of Art. These watercolours date from Golden's time at the RCA, where she trained in illustration.
Golden spent most of her career capturing life on and around the Thames. Her meticulous eye for detail and human interest creates work rich in documentary flourishes. In 'Fourstones Tournament', the cropped legs of adults and the closeness of the paving slabs propel us into the children's intense world. Meanwhile, on 'The Bridge', boys clamber upon this climbing frame and viewing platform suspended high above the city.
Golden's work is represented in many national collections including the Museum of London, Imperial War Museum and the Tate.
The children in Golden's paintings are working class Londoners, and her snapshot-like paintings offer a colourful record of the appearance and activities of this group of children between the Wars.
Golden spent most of her career capturing life on and around the Thames. Her meticulous eye for detail and human interest creates work rich in documentary flourishes. In 'Fourstones Tournament', the cropped legs of adults and the closeness of the paving slabs propel us into the children's intense world. Meanwhile, on 'The Bridge', boys clamber upon this climbing frame and viewing platform suspended high above the city.
Golden's work is represented in many national collections including the Museum of London, Imperial War Museum and the Tate.
The children in Golden's paintings are working class Londoners, and her snapshot-like paintings offer a colourful record of the appearance and activities of this group of children between the Wars.
Object details
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| Title | The Bridge (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | watercolour and pen |
| Brief description | 'The Bridge', watercolour painting by Grace Golden, England, 1925 |
| Physical description | A framed watercolour and drawing of a urban scene. The frame is white wood with simple moulding around the edges. The art work is of a group of people on a bridge, the group consist of a gentleman in a suit and hat and four children (probably all boys). They are all in a mixed state of dress with clothes that have been patched. Three of the children and the man are looking over the side of the bridge watching either boats passing or traffic on the next bridge. Two of the children have climbed onto the bridge wall another child is turned and is facing the viewer. A bundle of wood wrapped in a blanket lays discarded at one side of the picture. In the background is a outline of the city landscape. The art work is named and dated in the left corner and the title is written on the right. (frames not original and not to be accesioned with object) |
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| Summary | Grace Golden (1904-1993) was a London artist and historian. Born in the East End, she gained scholarships to Chelsea and the Royal College of Art. These watercolours date from Golden's time at the RCA, where she trained in illustration. Golden spent most of her career capturing life on and around the Thames. Her meticulous eye for detail and human interest creates work rich in documentary flourishes. In 'Fourstones Tournament', the cropped legs of adults and the closeness of the paving slabs propel us into the children's intense world. Meanwhile, on 'The Bridge', boys clamber upon this climbing frame and viewing platform suspended high above the city. Golden's work is represented in many national collections including the Museum of London, Imperial War Museum and the Tate. The children in Golden's paintings are working class Londoners, and her snapshot-like paintings offer a colourful record of the appearance and activities of this group of children between the Wars. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.164-2013 |
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| Record created | June 4, 2013 |
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