1865
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Sketch of part of old house, East Mascalls is a 1865 by Somers Clarke, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This sketch shows a crumbling old house with a tall chimney and a small window. The walls are made of rough stone, and a bush grows near the base. To the right, a tree branch with leaves is drawn quickly. The lines are light and sketchy, like a quick note of what the artist saw. The date in the corner says June 1865, and the artist wrote his name in the bottom right. This was drawn outside, not in a studio. The artist focused on how the light and shadows fell on the building. If you like this style, look up cross-hatching next—it’s a way to build up shadows with lines.
George Somers Clarke was an architect and English Egyptologist who worked on the restoration and design of churches and at a number of sites throughout Egypt, notably in El Kab, where he built a mud brick house.
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