1825
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Norfolk, Sandhills on the Coast is a 1825 watercolor by James Stark, a British Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a sandy beach with grassy dunes in the foreground. The sky is cloudy and grey, with a few darker clouds in the distance. In the middle ground, there are some buildings and structures, including what looks like a lighthouse or a beacon. The painting is done in watercolour, with soft brushstrokes and muted colours. The overall effect is one of calmness and serenity, with the gentle curves of the dunes and the softness of the sky creating a sense of peacefulness. The painting is part of the Romanticism movement, which emphasized emotion and imagination in art. To learn more about this movement and its artists, look up Romanticism.
A watercolour from 1825 depicts a coastal scene featuring sandhills and several structures along the shoreline.
Read the full account in the museum source.
James Stark (19 November 1794 – 24 March 1859) was an English landscape painter. A leading member of the Norwich School of painters, he was elected vice-president of the Norwich Society of Artists in 1828 and became…
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