Signed and dated l.l.: Norman Clark/73

Watercolour over pen and ink heightened with white chalk, 52 by 66.5 cm (20 by 26 ¼ ins)

This view of the spectacular downs landscape from the back of Mountfield is painted from a higher viewpoint than would have been possible from the building itself. Such paintings are evidence of Clark’s extraordinary and photographic memory for detail and composition.