1910
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Snowy scenes: waterbutt in the snow; chickens in snow near doorway; chicken in snow is a 1910 watercolor by Beatrix Potter, a Post-Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
Beatrix Potter painted loose watercolours of snowy scenes in November 1910. She sketched outdoors at Hill Top in the Lake District, where snow made everything look sharper. Potter bought Hill Top in 1905 and loved drawing its fells in mist and snow. That month she caught chickens near the farm door, all dusted white. Look up this artist next: Beatrix Potter
A sheet of loose watercolour studies over pencil by Beatrix Potter, dated November 1910, depicts three scenes from her farm at Near Sawrey during a snowy period. The upper left features a waterbutt partially covered in snow, while the lower left shows a single chicken standing in the snow. To the right, a larger sketch captures a farm doorway with multiple chickens gathered in the snow. The work was acquired by the V&A in 1973 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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