This watercolour was produced during Ravilious' stay at Capel-y-ffin in the Black Mountains of Brecknockshire. In a letter to Helen Binyon, Ravilious mentioned how he had enjoyed painting a waterwheel made out of chunks of wood and petrol-tins by the farmer's son and mentioned the four geese, which he described as a bit Chinese.
More information
Title of artwork, date
The Waterwheel, 1938
Date supported
2005
Medium and material
Watercolour on paper
Dimensions
41.5 x 50 cm
Grant
24000
Total cost
55000
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