Algernon Newton’s view of Downshire Hill, Hampstead, painted in 1934, the year he was chosen as one of the artists to represent Britain at the Venice Biennale of Art. Newton, a grandson of one of the founders of ‘Winsor & Newton’ was born in Hampstead and inscribed on the back of many of his artworks, including this one ‘1 Parkhill Studios, NW3’ - perhaps working close to or as part of the artists cottages off Parkhill Road, Belsize Park where Ben Nicholson, Barbara Hepworth, Henry Moore and others lived and worked. Image from Abbott and Holder.
Algernon Newton’s view of Downshire Hill
Algernon Newton’s view of Downshire Hill, Hampstead, painted in 1934, the year he was chosen as one of the artists to represent Britain at the Venice Biennale of Art. Newton, a grandson of one of the
