1880
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Still life study of sea shells, an antler and a Japanese drawing manual is a 1880 watercolor by Beatrix Potter, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
Beatrix Potter made this still life around 1880. She used watercolour and studied shells, an antler, and a Japanese drawing manual. It’s a student piece, not a finished work. Potter copied from nature and books early on. She called her neglected education a good thing. She still got an “Excellent” in her art exam. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum.
A still life study on paper by Beatrix Potter from around 1880 depicts an antler on the left, sea shells in the foreground, and a green Japanese drawing manual with Japanese writing in the background. The drawing was executed in watercolour over pencil. It was acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1973 as part of the Linder Bequest.
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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