House 1935 - 1942

This watercolour, called 'House', is painted by an unknown artist. I see a building emerging from a wash of delicate pinks and greys, kind of dreamlike. Imagine the artist, maybe sitting outside on a warm day, trying to capture the light as it hits the building. The paint is so thin, almost like a memory of a place. I wonder if they layered the colours, letting them bleed into each other to create those soft edges. It’s interesting to see how the artist has built up the architecture with such restraint, focusing on capturing the overall atmosphere rather than precise details. I imagine the artist wanting to get the feeling of the place, not the facts. It reminds me of other watercolourists like John Singer Sargent, who could evoke so much with just a few strokes of the brush. To me, it's a reminder that painting isn't just about depicting reality, it's about feeling it too.