Fishing Cobles, Whitby
1880
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1880
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Fishing Cobles, Whitby is a 1880 watercolor by Frederick William Jackson, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows two small boats on a rocky shore. The water is calm, with a few boats in the distance. The sky is pale with soft clouds, and the colors are mostly muted blues and grays. The artist used quick brushstrokes to capture light and movement. The boats look simple but full of life, sitting on the water’s edge. Look up Jackson, Frederick William to see more of his work.
A watercolour titled *Fishing Cobles, Whitby* by Frederick William Jackson, completed in 1880, depicts an open traditional fishing boat known as a coble, characteristic of the North East coast of England. The work is signed by the artist.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Frederick William Jackson painted quiet scenes along the Yorkshire coast, especially at the harbor town of Whitby.
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