Cypresses
1950
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1950
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Cypresses is a 1950 watercolor by Xenophon Vlachopoulos, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
A woman stands by a water’s edge, her back to us, hair loose. She’s bare except for a light, flowing cloth draped over her shoulder. Behind her, a row of tall cypress trees stretches into the distance, their dark trunks and green tops framing a pale, rolling landscape. The water near her feet shimmers in soft blues and greens, reflecting the sky above. The trees here are thin and tall, almost like dark fingers reaching up. The artist used loose, quick strokes to paint the water, making it look alive and moving. The woman’s pose feels quiet and calm, like she’s lost in thought. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see this painting in person.
A watercolour heightened with gum on wove paper, this work by Xenophon Vlachopoulos from 1950 features cypress trees rendered over black chalk and bears the artist’s signature.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Xenophon Vlachopoulos spent his mornings painting the same three cypress trees in his Athens backyard until he knew their shadows by heart.
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