Artwork
Old Houses on the High Bridge, Lincoln.
Old Houses on the High Bridge, Lincoln. is a watercolor work on paper by Peter De Wint. It is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
About this work
Overview
Old Houses on the High Bridge, Lincoln is a watercolour painting created by Peter De Wint in 1850. It depicts a scene in Lincoln, England, featuring old houses on High Bridge.
Subject & Meaning
The painting shows a tranquil riverside scene with old brick houses, a small boat, and people engaged in everyday activities like washing clothes. The composition captures the quiet atmosphere of the scene, with figures walking or chatting nearby.
Technique & Style
De Wint employed loose, sketchy brushstrokes to convey the worn details of the buildings, such as crumbling walls and uneven rooftops. The use of muted colours and soft light adds to the serene ambiance of the scene, with light coming from the left to create areas of brightness and shadow.
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Artist & collection
Artist
Peter De Wint was a prolific English painter, mostly in landscape painting in oils and watercolour. A number of his pictures are in Tate Britain, the Victoria and Albert Museum and The Collection, Lincoln. He died in London.
- Venice
Fishermen's Houses by the Thames at Lambeth
View of Church Lane, Bristol
Canal scene with barge and houses in background
Quay Side, Norwich
On the Bure, near Aylsham, Norfolk
Fye Bridge, Norwich
The old fishmarket at Hastings
Rue du Rivage, Abbeville
View under the High Bridge at Lincoln
Cottages
St. Margaret's, Westminster, and the abbey with old buildings in the foreground