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Snowy landscape; a lake and mountains, by Beatrix Potter, watercolor, 4

Snowy landscape; a lake and mountains

Beatrix Potter

4

watercolor

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Dominant colour

Overview

Snowy landscape; a lake and mountains is a 4 watercolor by Beatrix Potter, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?
Beatrix Potter
When & what style?
4 · Impressionism
Where can I see it?
Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

Beatrix Potter painted a snowy landscape with a lake and mountains. She used watercolour on 4 March 1909. It shows the Lakeland fells near Hill Top. Potter loved sketching outdoors in all seasons. She called the fells “even more impressive in mist and snow.” She stayed at Hill Top in Near Sawrey when she made this study. Look up Beatrix Potter next.

The story of this work

Overview

A loose watercolour study on pencil of a winter landscape dated 4 March 1909, showing a snow-covered lake with distant mountains. The work depicts Esthwaite Water with the Langdale Pikes in the background. It was created while the artist was staying at Hill Top in Near Sawrey. The piece is part of the Linder Bequest at the Victoria and Albert Museum.

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About the artist

Portrait of Beatrix Potter
Artist

Beatrix Potter

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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