Ararat
1845
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1845
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Ararat is a 1845 watercolor by Unknown, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a quiet mountain landscape with two snow-capped peaks rising in the distance. The foreground has rolling hills, a few scattered trees, and a small stream winding through the scene. The colors are soft—light blues and grays for the sky, muted greens and browns for the land. The artist used watercolor to keep the scene airy, almost like a sketch. The focus is on the mountains, which stand out against the pale sky. If you like this style, look up Romanticism next to see more paintings like this.
One of twelve landscape views presented in oval vignettes, this work is housed in a maroon Morocco case with gilt detailing and titled Eastern Sketches. The artwork has previously been attributed to Sir John Gardner Wilkinson, though this has been reconsidered based on records in the Searight Archive.
Read the full account in the museum source.
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