Scopus
1909
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1909
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Scopus is a 1909 watercolor by Tristram James Ellis, a Post-Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This watercolor shows a quiet hillside scene with two people walking along a rocky path. One person leads a donkey, while the other follows, dressed in simple clothes. The landscape around them is dry and rolling, with distant hills fading into a soft, pale sky. The artist used light, watery strokes to suggest the texture of the hills and the movement of the figures. The colors stay muted, keeping the focus on the shapes and light. Next, check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more works like this.
A watercolour drawing by Tristram James Ellis, completed in 1909, depicts a view from the northern slopes of Mount Scopus, looking toward the Dead Sea and the Mountains of Moab. The work was purchased at Bonhams on March 31, 1983, for £33.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Tristram Ellis spent years walking Cyprus with a sketchbook, returning to England to paint its landscapes from memory.
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