Little Venice (1952)
This is one of a large series of London views that Stephen Bone executed from the 1930s to the 1950s.
Bone liked to paint water and its reflections, and often combined this with compositions showing people going about their daily business, a combination which is the subject of this picture. A barge, hung with its owner's washing, travels along the canal.
Two children play along the banks, and a man sits on the railings overhead, enjoying the view.
