1895
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Spray of purple campanula is a 1895 watercolor by Beatrix Potter, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
A watercolour and pencil study of a purple campanula spray occupies the top sheet of a 24-page O.W. Paper & Arts Co. sketchblock, a 72 lb watercolour paper pad sold by Henri Meunier & Co. The drawing dates from around 1880 and was executed during Potter’s early training in careful botanical observation.
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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