1899
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Pig in a tub is a 1899 watercolor by Beatrix Potter, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
Pig in a tub is a watercolour by Beatrix Potter. It's from 1899. Beatrix Potter made many drawings like this before her books were published. This one might be related to a later book, The Tale of Pigling Bland, which also features a pig in a tub. You can learn more about the styles that influenced Beatrix Potter by looking into the movement: Realism.
A watercolour drawing by Beatrix Potter from 1899 depicts a small black pig sitting in a wooden tub filled with water. Beside the tub are a watering-can, a towel horse, soap, and a sponge. The work was later acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1973 as part of the Linder Bequest, which includes approximately 2,150 items related to Potter and her family.
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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