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An Italian View, by Malcolm Midwood Milne, watercolor, 1922

An Italian View

Malcolm Midwood Milne

1922

watercolor

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Dominant colour

Overview

An Italian View is a 1922 watercolor by Malcolm Midwood Milne, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?
Malcolm Midwood Milne
When & what style?
1922 · Impressionism
Where can I see it?
Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This painting looks like a soft, blurry sketch. The colors are mostly pale—whites, grays, and light browns—with a few darker patches. Shapes float around without clear edges, like a dreamy landscape or a ghostly figure. The brushstrokes are loose, almost like watercolor was dripped or smudged. The artist signed it in the corner, but the details are hard to read. The whole thing feels unfinished, like a quick study rather than a polished work. If you like this style, check out Victoria and Albert Museum for more watercolor experiments.

The story of this work

Overview

An Italian View is a watercolour with pen and ink by Malcolm Milne.

Read the full account in the museum source.

About the artist

Artist

Malcolm Midwood Milne

Scottish painter Malcolm Midwood Milne left behind quiet, precise watercolours of Italian towns in the 1920s.

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