A Mastabah or Dikkeh
1891
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1891
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
A Mastabah or Dikkeh is a 1891 watercolor by H. E. Howard, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This page shows six small watercolor sketches of desert scenes and buildings. One sketch depicts a simple tent in a sandy area with a few rocks. Another shows a pyramid-like structure with steps, while a third has a drawing of a boat and pottery shards. The notes hint these are sketches from an archaeological trip to Egypt. The artist focused on everyday objects and ruins, not just grand monuments. Look up Victoria and Albert Museum to see more sketches like these.
The artwork consists of six sketches mounted together on a single card, including a depiction of a mastaba or dikkeh. The object was part of a collection sold in Christie's auction on February 11, 1969, as part of lots SD.509 to SD.513.
Read the full account in the museum source.
British artist H.E. Howard filled pocket sketchbooks with quick watercolours of Suez docks and stagecraft in the 1890s. Look at “Labourers carrying coal up a gangway to a ship at Port Said”, a gritty slice of Port Said…
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