Paintings of London
@PaintingsLondon
London depicted by artists past and present. || “By seeing London, I have seen as much of life as the world can show.” Samuel Johnson. Curated by @ja_madden
Good morning! This week's theme is London Rain 🌧 ----- 'Kensington Gore' (1921) by Arthur Temple Felix Clay (Kensington Central Library)

'Waterloo Road, London' (2024) by Michael John Ashcroft michaeljohnashcroft.com

'Sheltering by the Theatres, Shaftesbury Avenue' by Rob Pointon robpointon.co.uk

'Brolly and the Chocolate Factory', Southwark by Benjamin Hope benjaminhope.net

'Rainy Window View of Trafalgar Square, London' by Harriet Lawless harrietlawlessartist.com

'A Wet Night at Piccadilly Circus' (1910) by Arthur Hacker (Royal Academy)

'Walker's Court, Soho' by Jonathan Stewardson jonathanstewardson.com

'April Weather, Piccadilly Circus' by George Hyde Pownall (1866-1939) (Private collection)

'Rainy Day at Lower Regent Street' by Tushar Sabale tusharsabale.com

Can any art detectives help? Where in Bethnal Green is this likely to have been?
This is "NE Bethnal Green" by George Board from 1928. This is the only known surviving example of George's work in oils despite the fact that he was a regular contributor to shows. I'd love to know where this scene might have been in Bethnal Green but, to date, it has eluded me.
'London', Chelsea (2024) by Marek Krumpár marekkrumpar.com

'BT Tower In The Rain, Westmoreland St' by Edward Luper edwardluperart.com

'All the Fun of...' Wanstead Flats (2023) by Doreen Fletcher doreenfletcherartist.com

'Walking across London Bridge in the rain' by Sally Hewlett Taylor sallyhewletttaylor.co.uk

Good afternoon! This week's theme was Rooftops. Take a look at the timeline over the last week for full details of these and the rest of the featured pieces.



'Caird Street, London, United Kingdom' (from 'Isolation Views' 2020) by Frank Laws franklaws.com/shop/isolation…

'Kings Cross Lighthouse' by Chris Thompson instagram.com/cthompson_art

'City of London Skies and Flowers (Roofs of High Holborn)' (1936) by Lily Joseph (Private collection)

'Soho Twilight' (1924) by Christopher RW Nevinson (Private collection)

'Westminster from Mayfair' by Edward Seago (1910-1974) (Private collection)
