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Koutaya. (Asie Mineure)

Alexander Matwjejewitsch Dorogoff

1848

watercolor

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Romanticism Early 19th Century

Dominant colour

Koutaya. (Asie Mineure) is a 1848 watercolor by Alexander Matwjejewitsch Dorogoff, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?: Alexander Matwjejewitsch Dorogoff
When & what style?: 1848 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?: Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This watercolor shows a quiet village scene with stone houses and wooden balconies. People walk along a dirt path, some leading horses. A lone tree stands near a small church or chapel. The buildings look old, with uneven walls and tiled roofs. The artist used soft browns and grays, giving the whole scene a faded, dreamy look. The light feels warm but gentle, like late afternoon. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more works like this.

The story of this work

Overview

A watercolour drawing titled *Koutaya. (Asie Mineure)* by Alexander Matwjejewitsch Dorogoff, dated 1848, was later reproduced as Plate 8 in Part I of Pierre de Tchihatcheff’s seven-part atlas *Asie Mineure*, published between 1853 and 1869. The work entered the collection of Walter T. Spencer before being acquired by Rodney Searight.

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About the artist

Artist

Alexander Matwjejewitsch Dorogoff

Alexander Dorogoff painted delicate watercolors of distant places in the 1840s. He left two small but precise scenes: a quiet street scene titled Pera from 1847 and a view of the Asian side of Izmir called Koutaya that…

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