Past Exhibition

English Drawings and Watercolors, 1630-1850

The image depicts a landscape with a broad expanse. The horizon is low in the composition above buildings and ship masts on the distant shore. The sky occupies most of the upper portion of the painting. Buildings with red-tile roofs and whitewashed walls line the shore, with ships' masts rising above them. The brushstrokes indicate a watercolor technique, giving a soft texture to the scene. The color palette is earthy with browns, greens, and grays. Cattle are resting on dark sand or soil in the foreground. Hills are visible in the distance with buildings reflecting in the water.
Thomas Girtin, Village along a River Estuary in Devon, 1797/1798, watercolor over graphite on oatmeal paper, Gift of The Circle of the National Gallery of Art, 1987.27.1

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    West Building, Ground Floor, GS-7, GS-8, and GS-9
The image depicts a landscape with a broad expanse. The horizon is low in the composition above buildings and ship masts on the distant shore. The sky occupies most of the upper portion of the painting. Buildings with red-tile roofs and whitewashed walls line the shore, with ships' masts rising above them. The brushstrokes indicate a watercolor technique, giving a soft texture to the scene. The color palette is earthy with browns, greens, and grays. Cattle are resting on dark sand or soil in the foreground. Hills are visible in the distance with buildings reflecting in the water.
Thomas Girtin, Village along a River Estuary in Devon, 1797/1798, watercolor over graphite on oatmeal paper, Gift of The Circle of the National Gallery of Art, 1987.27.1

Overview: 60 British drawings and watercolors were selected from the holdings of the National Gallery of Art, including works by British-born artists and works made in England by foreigners. The exhibition focused on the growth of distinctively British landscape watercolors in the decades after 1770.

Organization: Andrew Robison, senior curator at the National Gallery, organized the exhibition.

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