Battersea Power Station from the Park, London

Oil painting by S. Chaplin depicting Battersea Power Station from the park. 2001

The painting beautifully captures Battersea Power Station from across the street. The iconic structure stands out with its four tall white chimneys and large red brick building, featuring a central section with steel cladding. In front of the station smaller brick and glass buildings appear behind the brown brick wall that we can see in the foreground. A street lamp is positioned in front of the scene, and to the right, there are two public telephone boxes. The sky is painted in light blue with hints of grey. Marks in shades of orange and brown are scattered throughout the sky.

Location

Nine Elms

Materials

oil (paint)

canvas

board

Object Type

painting

Production Dates

21st century

painted - 2001

Artist Biography

Stephen Chaplin (b. 1934) Painter, Muralist, Lecturer, and Archivist Trained at the Slade School of Fine Art and the Courtauld Institute, Chaplin combined artistic practice with academic work. He taught at Leeds College of Art and the University of Leeds, later becoming Head of Fine Art. From 1990 to 1997, he served as Honorary Archivist at the Slade, preserving its history while continuing his own prolific drawing practice.