1850
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Street in Naples is a 1850 watercolor by William Collins, a British Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This sketch shows a quiet street in a town, with steep buildings climbing a hill. A few people walk near the base of the buildings, and the scene looks a bit hazy. The colors are mostly muted grays and browns, with some darker shadows. The artist focused on simple shapes and light, giving the buildings a rough, sketchy feel. The street looks empty except for the two small figures, almost like a snapshot of daily life. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more of this artist’s work.
William Collins (8 September 1788, London – 17 February 1847, London) was an English landscape and genre painter.
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