1895
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Spray of fuchsia flowers is a 1895 watercolor by Beatrix Potter, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a single branch with bright green leaves and a cluster of fuchsia flowers. The flowers are mostly red with some purple at the base, hanging slightly to one side. The background is just plain white paper, so your eyes focus right on the plant. The artist used loose, quick brushstrokes to capture the light hitting the leaves and petals. It looks like they were working fast, almost like a sketch, but still keeping the colors true to life. If you like this style, look up Victoria and Albert Museum to see more works like this.
A watercolour, sepia ink, and pencil drawing by Beatrix Potter from around 1895 depicts a spray of fuchsia flowers. The upper portion shows one flower rendered in watercolour while two others are outlined in sepia ink. Below, a rough pencil sketch includes two additional lines in sepia ink. The work was acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1973 as part of the Linder Bequest.
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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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