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Description: | In this small oil painting, Charles Sims captures a glorious summer day in Kensington Gardens. He viewed the scene from the path leading from Queen's Gate to Broad Walk.
The Round Pond is on the right. In the distance is the magnificent avenue of elms that formerly lined the Broad Walk and masked Kensington Palace. It was cut down between 1953 and 1954.
Although Sims was born in Islington and based in London until 1906, he painted London only rarely. Many of his works illustrate allegorical or religious themes, such as visions of paradise. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Publisher: | Museum of London | Rights holder: | Digital image Museum of London | Subjects: | Environment Cityscape Art and Design | Temporal: | 1921-1925 | Source: | Museum of London | Identifier: | http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/rser... | Go to resource |
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