1879
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Untitled is a 1879 watercolor by Beatrix Potter, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows three flowers on a plain white background. One is bright yellow with green leaves, while the other two are pansies—one deep purple with a white center, the other a soft lavender with darker veins. The petals look delicate, almost see-through in places. The artist used watercolor to capture the flowers’ details, blending colors smoothly to show light and shadow. The purple pansy’s center stands out with its white and yellow contrast. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more of this artist’s work.
A watercolour study of three pansy heads is shown on the front of a wooden panel, with pencil underdrawing and additional wooden panel lines; the reverse features an unfinished sketch. The work was acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1973 as part of the Linder Bequest, a collection of approximately 2,150 items related to Beatrix Potter and her family.
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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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