1887
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Untitled is a 1887 watercolor by Beatrix Potter, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This drawing shows two bugs up close. One looks like a spider with eight long legs and a round body. The other is a fuzzy, oval shape with tiny hairs. Both are drawn in soft browns and whites on a light background. The artist paid close attention to tiny details like the hairs on the bugs. This kind of careful drawing was common in nature studies back then. Next, check out Beatrix Potter to see more of her animal sketches.
Two watercolour and pen-and-ink drawings over pencil depict an orange-brown insect in magnified detail, one from above and one from the side, with individual hairs visible. In 1970, Leslie Linder donated these studies to the National Book League (now Book Trust) as part of a group of 279 drawings and 38 early editions known as the Linder Collection. The collection was on long-term loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum from 1989 to 2019 under the care of The Linder Trust.
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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