8
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
deomonstration wash drawing is an 8 watercolor by William Leighton Leitch, a British Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows simple shapes stacked in layers. There’s a light beige rectangle at the bottom, then a dark purple trapezoid on the right, and a set of nested triangles in the center. The top half has three wavy horizontal bands—blue, red, and a faded brown. The edges are rough and the colors blend slightly. The artist used watercolor, letting the paint spread naturally. The date on the painting is September 6, 1844, written in the style of the time. Next, check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more of this artist’s work.
A wash demonstration drawing by William Leighton Leitch is inscribed on the reverse with the artist's name and date, June 9, 1844.
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William Leighton Leitch (2 November 1804 – 25 April 1883) was a master Scottish landscape watercolourist and illustrator.
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