Artist

Birket Foster

Birket Foster is a British Romanticism artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Birket Foster painted quiet country scenes in watercolor during the mid-1800s. His Young Gleaners Resting by a Stile shows farm workers pausing beside a wooden fence, their baskets full of grain. These small, detailed pictures were popular with people who wanted a calm view of rural life.

See how the light falls on the straw and the girls’ dresses. Next, look for the tall grasses bending in the breeze.

Works by Birket Foster

Collections represented

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