Primrose Gatherers
1850
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1850
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Primrose Gatherers is a 1850 watercolor by Oakley, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a man and a little girl sitting outside a stone building. The man wears a straw hat, a dark coat, and holds a walking stick. The girl sits beside him, dressed in a yellow shawl and a dark bonnet, holding a woven basket. Behind them, two more baskets filled with flowers sit on the ground. The man’s face looks tired, and the girl’s expression is calm. The flowers in the baskets are bright yellow and white, standing out against the muted colors of their clothes and the building. Next, check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more works like this.
A watercolour portrait depicts a middle-aged man seated beside a young girl, both holding baskets filled with flowers. The man, positioned on the left, appears to be gathering primroses, while the girl on the right holds a smaller basket of blooms. The work was part of Richard Ellison’s collection of 100 British watercolours, later donated to help establish the National Collection of Water Colour Paintings.
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This watercolor and drawing artist worked in the first half of the 19th century and left delicate scenes of women picking spring flowers.
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