`River. 3 Mile [N] of Saboua Nubia "On the Nile"
1855
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1855
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
`River. 3 Mile [N] of Saboua Nubia "On the Nile" is a 1855 watercolor by George de Sausmarez, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a wide river cutting through rolling hills. The water is calm, with soft blue-gray waves. On either side, the land rises in gentle slopes, some patchy with green grass, others bare and rocky. The sky above is pale and almost empty, letting the hills and water take center stage. The artist used light washes of color to keep things simple and airy. The hills fade into the distance, making the scene feel vast and quiet. If you like this style, check out Impressionism.
One of forty-five watercolours on thirty-five mounts, this work is part of an album depicting views in Egypt and Nubia, created during or after a journey along the Nile in 1855. The album is housed in a half-bound crimson morocco music binder stamped with "EGYPT" on the front. The watercolour titled *River. 3 Mile [N] of Saboua Nubia "On the Nile"* shows a segment of the Nile near Saboua in Nubia.
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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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