Goat fell, Isle of Arran
Watercolour
ca. 1859 (painted)
ca. 1859 (painted)
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William Dyce (1806 - 1864) was born in Aberdeen in the north of Scotland. He studied medicine, theology and art. He also visited Rome, where he seems to have met a group of German painters known as the 'Nazarenes'. This group wanted to revive and paint in the style of early German and Italian artists, who believed in 'truth to nature'.
Dyce painted landscapes in both oil and watercolour. These landscape paintings have fresh colours and plenty of detail. The detail in the foreground grasses and plants in this watercolour are typical of Dyce's work. However, the free way in which Dyce has painted it is unusual.
Dyce painted landscapes in both oil and watercolour. These landscape paintings have fresh colours and plenty of detail. The detail in the foreground grasses and plants in this watercolour are typical of Dyce's work. However, the free way in which Dyce has painted it is unusual.
Object details
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| Title | Goat fell, Isle of Arran (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour |
| Brief description | Watercolour, Goat Fell on the Isle of Arran, by William Dyce, ca.1859. |
| Physical description | Unfinished watercolour of a scene on the Isle of Arran: dark mountains in the distance and scrubland in the foreground. |
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| Summary | William Dyce (1806 - 1864) was born in Aberdeen in the north of Scotland. He studied medicine, theology and art. He also visited Rome, where he seems to have met a group of German painters known as the 'Nazarenes'. This group wanted to revive and paint in the style of early German and Italian artists, who believed in 'truth to nature'. Dyce painted landscapes in both oil and watercolour. These landscape paintings have fresh colours and plenty of detail. The detail in the foreground grasses and plants in this watercolour are typical of Dyce's work. However, the free way in which Dyce has painted it is unusual. |
| Bibliographic reference | Babington, Caroline, et al. William Dyce and the Pre-Raphaelite Vision, Aberdeen, Aberdeen City Council, 2006. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 447-1888 |
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| Record created | February 20, 2003 |
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