Head of a dead hen
6
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
6
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Head of a dead hen is a 6 watercolor by Beatrix Potter, a Post-Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
A watercolor study depicts the head of a dead hen in profile. Beatrix Potter created the work on April 6, 1900. The Victoria and Albert Museum acquired it in 1973 as part of the Linder Bequest, a collection of approximately 2,150 items related to Potter.
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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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