Hilda Belcher
(American, 1881-1963)
Touring London on the Double
Watercolor on paper
7-1/2 x 8-3/4 inches
Note:
Painted c. 1913. The scene depicts Hilda Belcher’s mother Martha carrying a red Baedecker travel guide walking with her “gangly brother” and their determined guide, Ernest Hale (with a cane) as they are touring London. St. Paul’s Cathedral is silhouetted in foggy background.
Provenance:
Descended in the artist's family to the current owners
Exhibited:
Burlington, Vermont, Robert Hull Fleming Museum, Hilda Belcher: A Retrospective, June 26 - October 2, 1994 (annotated checklist)
