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Utica

Alexander Graham

1885

watercolor

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Impressionism Realism Late 19th Century Landscape

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Utica is a 1885 watercolor by Alexander Graham, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?: Alexander Graham
When & what style?: 1885 · Impressionism
Where can I see it?: Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This painting shows a quiet, hazy landscape with a lone figure walking near a rocky shore. The sky is pale blue, blending into distant hills that fade into the horizon. In the foreground, dry grass and scattered rocks lead up to a small, leafless tree. The word "UTICA" is written on a stone in the lower left, hinting at a place name. The artist used soft watercolors to capture light and distance, keeping everything muted and dreamy. If you like this style, check out Victoria and Albert Museum for more works like it.

The story of this work

Overview

The work titled *Utica* by Alexander Graham includes a pencil sketch on its reverse depicting the ruins of the three temples at Sbeitla, Tunisia. This drawing corresponds to a plate in the 1887 publication *Travels in Tunisia* by Graham and H.S. Ashbee, titled *The Three Temples at Sbeitla*. Another Tunisian subject by the artist is held in the Victoria and Albert Museum’s Department of Prints and Drawings. The piece was purchased from Phillips, Son & Neale in June 1972.

Read the full account in the museum source.