Landscape Sketch with Trees to the Left
About this artwork
Watercolour played a significant role in Delacroix’s graphic work throughout his career. He would have been introduced to the technique by the example of many English artists, including his friend Richard Parkes Bonington, who visited France after the end of the Napoleonic Wars. In its topography and its suggestion of a damp, rain-filled day, this watercolour suggests the landscape of northern France or the Loire valley. It has not been possible to identify the location, or to establish the date with any certainty.
Updated before 2020
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artist:Eugene Delacroix (1798 - 1863) French
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title:Landscape Sketch with Trees to the Left
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date created:Unknown
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materials:Watercolour with some bodycolour on paper
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measurements:13.80 x 21.20 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Kenneth Sanderson Bequest 1943
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accession number:D 4316
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gallery:
Eugene Delacroix
Eugene Delacroix
Delacroix was the foremost French painter of his day, and regarded by many as one of the last great history painters. His work displayed his highly charged romantic spirit, which he often attempted to temper with his knowledge of classical art. He expressed admiration for the great colourist...