Blacksmith
1826
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1826
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Blacksmith is a 1826 paint by Unknown, a Realism work, depicting Ethnology, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a blacksmith at work. He’s hammering metal on an anvil. The background is dark and simple. The light hits his arms and the glowing metal. Smoke rises from the hot steel. The artist isn’t named. They used thick paint in places. That’s called impasto. It makes the metal look real and rough. You can see this in person at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
A watercolour depicts a blacksmith at work, accompanied by an assistant operating the bellows. Part of a series of 35 drawings, it illustrates various trades and occupations.
Read the full account in the museum source.
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