A Felucca on the Nile, loading cotton
1922
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1922
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
A Felucca on the Nile, loading cotton is a 1922 watercolor by Bridget Keir, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This sketch shows a simple boat on calm water, with two masts and loose ropes. A person in a blue outfit stands near the back, and the boat looks like it’s carrying white bundles—maybe sacks. The water is flat, with just a few scattered brushstrokes for ice or foam. The artist used quick, light strokes to keep it loose, almost like a quick note of what they saw. The colors are soft, with the blue of the person and sky standing out against the pale background. Want to see more work like this? Check out Victoria and Albert Museum.
A watercolour drawing by Bridget Keir from 1922, titled *A Felucca on the Nile, loading cotton*, depicts a traditional sailing vessel on the Nile River. The work was exhibited that year at Walker's Gallery in the show *The Sands And Waters Of Egypt*. It was previously part of the collection of Archdeacon Smythe, as noted by Rodney Searight.
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Bridget Keir painted lively watercolours of the Nile in the 1920s. In A Felucca on the Nile, loading cotton you can almost feel the heat on the deck as the boat glides past sun-bleached banks. Their works capture the…
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