1841
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Low Tide is a 1841 watercolor by Henry Bright, a British Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This watercolor shows a lone rider on horseback leading two others along a wet, sandy shore. The sky is pale and hazy, with a faint glow near the horizon. In the distance, a rocky outcrop juts from the water, and a few scattered figures walk along the beach. The painting uses soft, blended colors to create a dreamy, quiet mood. The artist focused on light and atmosphere over sharp details, which was common in this era. Next, look up Romanticism to see how this style shaped art of the time.
The watercolour titled *Low Tide*, signed and dated by Henry Bright in 1841, depicts a coastal scene at low tide.
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Henry Bright (5 June 1810 – 21 September 1873), was a distinguished English landscape painter associated with the Norwich School of painters.
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