1902
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
A Pike Pursuing Small Fish is a 1902 watercolor by Charles Maurice Detmold, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a big fish with an open mouth, chasing three smaller fish. The water around them is light and blurry, with just a few faint lines to suggest movement. The big fish’s scales and fins are painted in soft browns and pinks, while the smaller fish are darker and simpler. The artist focused on how the big fish looks fierce but also a little clumsy, with its fins spread wide. The background is mostly empty white space, making the fish stand out. If you like this style, check out Detmold, Charles Maurice.
The image shows a pike or conger eel in pursuit of smaller fish. It is monogrammed, dated 1902, and includes the artist's full name along with an inscribed number.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Edward Julius Detmold and his twin brother Charles Maurice Detmold (1883–1908) were prolific Victorian and early twentieth-century etchers, painters, and book illustrators.
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