The Lock at Sunrise
1880
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1880
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
The Lock at Sunrise is a 1880 watercolor by Joseph Walter West, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a quiet scene of a river lock at dawn. Tall, bare trees line the water, their branches reaching into a pale sky. A lone rider on horseback sits in the distance, near a wooden bridge with a small building beside it. The colors are soft—blues, grays, and faint yellows—with light glowing through the mist. The artist used loose, sketchy brushstrokes to capture the mood of early morning. Details fade into the mist, making the scene feel calm and dreamy. Next, check out Joseph Walter West, the artist behind this work.
A watercolour drawing titled *The Lock at Sunrise* by Joseph Walter West, dated 1880, features two inscriptions with numerical markings.
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Joseph Walter West, also known as J. Walter West or Walter West, was an artist, lithographer and designer of bookplates.
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