Ranelagh Gardens c. 1936

"Ranelagh Gardens" is a watercolor on paper by the British artist George Stonehill, completed around 1936. The artwork depicts a bird's-eye view of an expansive garden with a highly stylized and geometric design, broken up into numerous square and rectangular plots. The artist uses a range of greens and browns to represent the garden's landscape, emphasizing the intricate patterns of the plantings. The geometric design of the garden is typical of the formal gardens that were popular in the 18th and 19th centuries. Stonehill's painting captures the serene and ordered beauty of these gardens, a style that remains popular with viewers today.