Portugal laurel
1874
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1874
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Portugal laurel is a 1874 by Helen Allingham, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This sketch shows a tangle of bare branches and a few scattered leaves on plain paper. The lines are light and quick, like a fast pencil stroke. Some spots are darker where the artist pressed harder. The artist wrote "Portugal Laurel" in the corner—this is a type of plant. The drawing looks simple but catches how the branches twist in real life. Check out cross-hatching to see how artists build up shadows with lines.
The artwork is a pencil drawing depicting a Portugal laurel, with additional sketches on the reverse side, including a bay tree and leaves.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Helen Allingham painted watercolors of English cottages and quiet landscapes in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
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