1875
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
A Winter Evening is a 1875 watercolor by George Clausen, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a lone, bare tree standing in a dim, misty field. The sky is a soft gray, blending into the darker ground. The edges of the paper are worn, with some brown stains along the bottom. The tree’s branches twist sharply against the pale background, making it the only clear shape. The whole scene feels quiet and still, like a cold evening. Next, check out Impressionism to see how artists used light and color in similar ways.
A Winter Evening is a watercolour painting from 1875 by George Clausen, signed by the artist.
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Sir George Clausen (18 April 1852 – 22 November 1944) was a British artist working in oil and watercolour, etching, mezzotint, drypoint and occasionally lithographs. He was knighted in 1927.
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