Rocks and Pines, Sorrento
1850
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1850
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Rocks and Pines, Sorrento is a 1850 watercolor by Unknown, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a rocky cliff with two skinny pine trees growing out of it. The trees have twisted trunks and small, spiky green tops. The background is a soft, light blue haze with faint hills or land in the distance. The artist used loose, quick brushstrokes to show light hitting the rocks. The colors are mostly muted, but the trees stand out against the pale background. Next, look up *chiaroscuro* to see how light and shadow create depth.
A watercolour landscape from 1850 portrays rocky terrain and pine trees in Sorrento, Italy.
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