A Market Place; Petticoat Lane
Object
Painting
Production date
1964
Object number
CH 1996.54
Physical Description
'A Market Place' - Petticoat Lane. Oil on canvas. This painting depicts the busy shopping street, Petticoat Lane. It shows people shopping at the market and colourful shop fronts with a variety of items. The houses have colourful windows and the evening sky is blue.
Object history
Artist Mary Watts was inspired while shopping locally on Church Street in Stoke Newington along with many other women, and went on to paint this artwork of Petticoat Lane Market. It was exhibited at The People newspaper’s 10th National Exhibition of Housewives Art (September 1967) held at the Royal Society of Arts and judged by Sir John Rothenstein, at that time Keeper of the Tate Gallery.
More than 10,000 women had submitted entries and 172 were chosen for the exhibition, which later went on tour to Plymouth and Sunderland. This painting won the exhibition’s main prize, a silver pallet trophy, a two week holiday abroad for two, and £25 for the artist, Mary Watts.
More than 10,000 women had submitted entries and 172 were chosen for the exhibition, which later went on tour to Plymouth and Sunderland. This painting won the exhibition’s main prize, a silver pallet trophy, a two week holiday abroad for two, and £25 for the artist, Mary Watts.
Associated Person
Watts, Mary (Artist)
Material
Oil
Board
Dimension
height (Picture (frame internal)): 45cm
width (Picture (frame internal)): 60cm
width (Picture (frame internal)): 60cm
On display?
No