Cisterns at Carthage, Near Tunis
1857
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1857
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Cisterns at Carthage, Near Tunis is a 1857 watercolor by Joseph Sparkhall Rundle, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a dim, arched tunnel made of rough stone. Two people walk inside, their figures small against the dark walls. Sunlight spills through the far arch, lighting up a patch of grass and a lone tree outside. The artist used quick brushstrokes to show the play of light and shadow. The tunnel’s texture looks almost three-dimensional, with dark crevices and glowing edges. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more works like this.
A watercolour drawing titled *Cisterns at Carthage, Near Tunis* was created in 1857 by Joseph Sparkhall Rundle, who served as Commander under Captain Henry Broadhead aboard HMS Brunswick from August 1856 to September 1858. The work was later sold by Marshall Spink and Beach's of Salisbury in July 1973 for £25, having descended from the artist to Sir Ronald Windgate.
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Joseph Sparkhall Rundle painted watercolours of North African ruins in the mid-1800s.
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