Still life study of a pickled fish and snake with a human skull
1889
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1889
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Still life study of a pickled fish and snake with a human skull is a 1889 watercolor by Bertram Potter, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
Bertram Potter painted a still life of a pickled fish and snake with a human skull in 1889. It’s done in watercolour. The work mixes Impressionism and Realism. Both Potter and his sister Beatrix studied natural history as kids. They often boiled, dissected, or preserved animals to learn their anatomy. This painting may show what they saw in their menagerie. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see this work.
