1916
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Bolton gardens at dusk is a 1916 watercolor by Beatrix Potter, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting is called Bolton gardens at dusk. It's a watercolour by Beatrix Potter, created before 1916. The Victoria and Albert Museum holds this work, which is a view from Potter's London home, a place she didn't love, but where she spent her formative years. The use of a dark wash in this piece is notable, as it's not a common trait in Potter's work. You can learn more about this style by looking up chiaroscuro.
This watercolor depicts a view from Beatrix Potter’s former London residence at 2 Bolton Gardens, Kensington, rendered primarily in purple and blue washes. The scene features a row of buildings with windows illuminated by yellow light, set against a sky occupying two-thirds of the vertical composition, which includes scattered clouds. Thin, bare trees occupy the foreground, one centrally placed, while a cluster of vertical purple lines appears in the upper left corner. The work was created in 1916 and later acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum as part of the Linder Bequest.
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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