1905
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Autumn berries is a 1905 watercolor by Beatrix Potter, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows two branches with small leaves and clusters of berries. One branch has pale green buds, while the other has bright red berries mixed with yellowing leaves. The colors are soft and natural, with careful attention to each leaf’s shape and the berries’ tiny details. The artist focused on how plants change in autumn, showing both fresh and fading parts. The watercolor style keeps everything gentle and precise, almost like a sketchbook study. Check out Beatrix Potter to see more of her detailed plant drawings.
Two sprays of berries are depicted in watercolour and Indian ink over pencil by Beatrix Potter in 1905. The upper spray, oriented right to left, features hawthorn berries, while the lower spray, oriented left to right, shows snowberries against a plain background. The work was donated by Leslie Linder to the National Book League in 1970 as part of the Linder Collection, a group of 279 drawings and 38 early editions of Potter’s work. The collection was on long-term loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum from 1989 to 2019.
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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