`Cataracts of Assouan. Midway. - Our Candjia Moored for the Night - On the Nile'
1855
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1855
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
`Cataracts of Assouan. Midway. - Our Candjia Moored for the Night - On the Nile' is a 1855 watercolor by George de Sausmarez, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This sketch shows a rocky riverbank with a small boat anchored near the shore. The water is choppy, and the cliffs are jagged. In the distance, a flat landscape stretches out with a few trees and hills. The boat’s mast is tilted, and the title at the bottom reads *"Cataracts of Assouan. Midway."* This suggests the artist was sketching a real place on the Nile. If you like this style, check out the Victoria and Albert Museum for more works like it.
A watercolor titled *Cataracts of Assouan. Midway. - Our Candjia Moored for the Night - On the Nile* by George de Sausmarez is one of 45 works on 35 mounts, depicting views from Egypt and Nubia. Created during or after an 1855 Nile journey, the piece is part of a loose album housed in a half-bound crimson morocco music binder with an "EGYPT" stamp on the front.
Read the full account in the museum source.
George de Sausmarez painted watercolors of Egypt’s Nile in the 1850s, recording river scenes and landmarks with quick, transparent washes.
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