Boats
1950
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1950
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Boats is a 1950 watercolor by Dugald Sutherland MacColl, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a quiet harbor scene with a small boat tied up in the foreground. Behind it, a few simple buildings with sloped roofs sit on a grassy slope. The water is calm, and the sky is light, with soft washes of color blending together. The artist used loose, sketchy brushstrokes that leave parts of the paper visible. It looks like they worked quickly, focusing on shapes and light rather than details. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum for more works like this.
