In an Orchard, Devon
Watercolour
1864 (painted)
1864 (painted)
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John William North belonged to a small group of artists who became known as the Idyllists. Martin Hardie, in his book 'Watercolour Painting in Britain' describes the landscapes of John William North as revealing 'an almost scientific search for detail in the tangled luxuriance of orchard and copse.' North was very much interested in atmosphere and 'his wish to make drawings tingle and shimmer with light led him to paint multitudinous details melting together, with spots and particles of colour.'
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | In an Orchard, Devon (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour |
| Brief description | Watercolour by John William North entitled 'In an Orchard, Devon'. Great Britain, 1864. |
| Physical description | Watercolour entitled 'In an Orchard, Devon' depicting a teenage girl or young woman and a child, both seated in an orchard. The younger of the two has apples on her lap and is seated on a tree trunk, while the older girl sits beside a large wooden vessel and an enormous sack, the latter of which is almost at the same height as the tree trunks. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 1864 (Inscribed on the back in ink) |
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| Summary | John William North belonged to a small group of artists who became known as the Idyllists. Martin Hardie, in his book 'Watercolour Painting in Britain' describes the landscapes of John William North as revealing 'an almost scientific search for detail in the tangled luxuriance of orchard and copse.' North was very much interested in atmosphere and 'his wish to make drawings tingle and shimmer with light led him to paint multitudinous details melting together, with spots and particles of colour.' |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1925, London: Board of Education, 1926. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | P.34-1925 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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