1850
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
A tree trunk in a field at the edge of a wood is a 1850 watercolor by Beatrix Potter, depicting Broad-leaved Tree, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
Beatrix Potter painted a watercolor of a tree trunk in a field near a wood. She focused on close observation, not just the tree’s shape but how its branches grow. Later she told another artist to study tree trunks carefully. She said each branch curves as it leaves the trunk. Check out more of Beatrix Potter’s work at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
A close-up study depicts a large tree trunk situated in an open field with a wooded area visible in the background. The work reflects Beatrix Potter’s detailed observation of natural forms, emphasizing the structural growth of the tree. Acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1973 as part of the Linder Bequest, it is one of approximately 2,150 items in the collection related to Potter’s life and work.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Helen Beatrix Heelis (née Potter; 28 July 1866 – 22 December 1943), usually known as Beatrix Potter ( BEE-ə-triks), was an English writer, illustrator, natural scientist, and conservationist.
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