Fruit: Pineapple, Plums and Grapes
1850
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1850
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Fruit: Pineapple, Plums and Grapes is a 1850 watercolor by William Hough, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This watercolor shows a pineapple, a bunch of plums, and a cluster of grapes on a rough surface. The pineapple is open, revealing its spiky inside, while the plums and grapes sit nearby, slightly out of focus. Light hits the fruit from the top left, making shadows stretch across the page. The artist used soft watercolor strokes to show texture—notice how the pineapple’s skin looks almost waxy. The background is plain, so the focus stays on the fruit’s colors and shapes. Look up Victoria and Albert Museum to see more works like this.
A watercolour painting by William Hough from 1850 features a pineapple alongside plums and grapes, and is signed by the artist.
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William Hough painted still lifes in watercolour around the late 1800s, crisply layering fruit like pineapple, plums and grapes with a light hand.
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