1862
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Corfu is a 1862 watercolor by Edward Lear, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a hilly landscape with a winding path and a few people scattered around. In the distance, there’s a large building near the water, and mountains rise behind it. The colors are soft—greens, blues, and earthy browns—with a light, airy feel. The artist used loose, sketchy brushstrokes to capture the scene, giving it a dreamy look. The people seem small against the big landscape, making everything feel vast and peaceful. If you like this style, check out Impressionism.
The painting shows a view of the Corfu coastline from an elevated vantage point, with trees on a slope in the foreground and a series of hills extending along the shoreline in the background. It is signed with the artist's monogram and dated 1862.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Edward Lear (12 May 1812 – 29 January 1888) was an English artist, illustrator, musician, author and poet, who is known mostly for his literary nonsense in poetry and prose and especially his limericks, a form he popularised but which term he never used.
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