Jacoba van Heemskerck van Beest
1914
watercolor
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Boat and Trees is a 1914 watercolor by Jacoba van Heemskerck van Beest, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows bold, flat shapes on a dark background. Bright colors—green, orange, blue, and red—stand out sharply against the black. You can spot two trees, a boat, and a few clouds, but they’re simplified into clean, angular forms. The lines are thick and confident, almost like a print. The artist used woodcut for the black lines, then added watercolor by hand. That’s why the colors look flat but vivid. The paper has a rough texture, too. Next, check out the technique: watercolor, glazing to see how artists build color layer by layer.
Jacoba van Heemskerck van Beest (1916–1916) was an artist.
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