2
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Drawing of laced carnations is a 2 watercolor by Beatrix Potter, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This sketch shows three flowers on a thin stem. One is bright red. Another is pale pink with fluffy edges. The third looks like a mix of both. The leaves are green and simple. The whole thing is drawn lightly, like a quick note. The date on the paper says 1880. The artist made this when she was just a kid. She used soft watercolors—no heavy brushstrokes. Check out Potter, Beatrix to see how she grew from drawing flowers to writing books.
A watercolour over pencil drawing on paper depicts four carnations, three of which are variegated and one red, alongside several closed buds. The work was donated by Leslie Linder to the National Book League (now the Book Trust) in 1970 as part of a selection of 279 drawings and 38 early editions from Beatrix Potter’s oeuvre, known as the Linder Collection. This collection was on long-term loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum from 1989 to 2019 under the custodianship of The Linder Trust.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Helen Beatrix Heelis (née Potter; 28 July 1866 – 22 December 1943), usually known as Beatrix Potter ( BEE-ə-triks), was an English writer, illustrator, natural scientist, and conservationist.
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