Artwork
Untitled
Untitled is a watercolor work on paper by Francis Danby. It dates from 1823 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
About this work
Overview
This 1823 watercolour on paper by Francis Danby presents a serene landscape scene.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts a solitary figure walking along a fenced path descending to a river, set amidst a soft, hazy hillside landscape with muted greens and browns, and a distant building.
Technique & Style
Danby employed light washes of colour to achieve a dreamy, misty effect, using the path and fence to draw the viewer's eye to the lone figure, the sole clear focus in the expansive scene.
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Artist & collection
Salcombe, Devonshire
Sea of Galilee at Genezareth looking Towards Bashan
The Sea of Galilee from the heights of Safad
The Lake of Nemi
Loch Lomond
Untitled
Landscape with hills in the background
Αρχαία ερείπια κοντά στο Δαφνί
Landscape with hermit
Wicklow Bay
View of the Entrance to the Black Sea from the Thracian Bosphorus taken from Keretch Bournu
Mountains and Cattle