Still life study of a blue vase with pink and white pelargoniums and double wall sconce
1883
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1883
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
This watercolor shows a simple vase filled with pink and white flowers on a table. The light hits the petals and the blue vase just enough to make them stand out. It’s a quiet, careful study from 1883. Potter was only 16 when she painted this. She trained hard in drawing and science, long before she wrote Peter Rabbit. Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more of her early work.
