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Snow scene looking across a tarn to fields and a wooded hillside
Snow scene looking across a tarn to fields and a wooded hillside is a watercolor work on paper by Beatrix Potter. It dates from 1850 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. This watercolour depicts a serene winter landscape featuring a frozen lake or tarn surrounded by snow-covered hills and fields.
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Overview
This watercolour depicts a serene winter landscape featuring a frozen lake or tarn surrounded by snow-covered hills and fields.
Subject & Meaning
The scene is likely set in the Lake District, an area Beatrix Potter frequently visited and later made her home. The tarn may be Tarn Hows, a location she knew well and eventually owned land around.
Technique & Style
Potter's use of watercolour captures the soft, muted light of a cold winter's day, conveying a sense of stillness and quiet.
History & Provenance
Beatrix Potter's connection to the Lake District began when she was a teenager and continued through her life, with her purchasing Hill Top in 1905 and later marrying a local solicitor, William Heelis, in 1913.
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Artist
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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