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Watercolour - Luccombe Chine, Isle of Wight, 1860
  • Luccombe Chine, Isle of Wight, 1860
    Bowler, Henry Alexander, born 1824 - died 1903
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Luccombe Chine, Isle of Wight, 1860

  • Object:

    Watercolour

  • Place of origin:

    Great Britain, United Kingdom (painted)

  • Date:

    1860 (painted)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Bowler, Henry Alexander, born 1824 - died 1903 (artist)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Watercolour

  • Museum number:

    FA.562

  • Gallery location:

    Prints & Drawings Study Room, level F, case TB, shelf 3, box F

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Henry Alexander Bowler was a teacher and administrator as well as an artist. He followed the principle of 'truth to nature' in painting. The careful observation, intricate detail and clear, bright colours in this watercolour painted in 1860 reflect this principle. 'Truth to nature' was also the aim of the group of British artists known as the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, who were were active between 1848 and 1853.

Physical description

Watercolour detail of rocks, greenery and trees at Luccombe Chine on the south coast of the Isle of Wight.

Place of Origin

Great Britain, United Kingdom (painted)

Date

1860 (painted)

Artist/maker

Bowler, Henry Alexander, born 1824 - died 1903 (artist)

Materials and Techniques

Watercolour

Dimensions

Height: 35.4 cm, Width: 25 cm

Descriptive line

Watercolour by Henry Alexander Bowler entitled 'Luccombe Chine, Isle of Wight'. Great Britain, 1860.
[Standard half imperial mount]

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

Vikutoria & Arub?to Bijutsukan-z? : eikoku romanshugi kaigaten = The Romantic tradition in British painting, 1800-1950 : masterpieces from the Victoria and Albert Museum / selected by Mark Evans [Japan : Brain Trust], 2002. 185 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 30 cm.
Colin Cruise Pre-Raphaelite Drawing London: Thames & Hudson, 2011. ISBN: 978-0-7093-0264-3

Exhibition History

The Poetry of Drawing: Pre Raphaelite Studies, Designs and Watercolours (The Art Gallery of New South Wales (Sydney) 17/06/2011-04/09/2011)
The Poetry of Drawing: Pre Raphaelite Studies, Designs and Watercolours (Gas Hall, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery 29/01/2011-15/05/2011)
The Romantic Tradition in British Painting 1800-1950: Masterpieces from the Victoria and Albert Museum (Prefectural Museum of Art, Hyogo, Kobe, Japan 28/01/2003-06/04/2003)
The Romantic Tradition in British Painting 1800-1950: Masterpieces from the Victoria and Albert Museum (Koriyama City Museum of Art 22/11/2002-27/12/2002)
The Romantic Tradition in British Painting 1800-1950: Masterpieces from the Victoria and Albert Museum (Matsuzakaya Museum, Nagoya, Japan 19/10/2002-11/11/2002)
The Romantic Tradition in British Painting 1800-1950: Masterpieces from the Victoria and Albert Museum (Chiba Prefectural Museum of Art, Japan 24/08/2002-06/10/2002)

Materials

Watercolour

Techniques

Painting

Subjects depicted

Rocks; Isle of Wight; Waterfall

Categories

Drawings; Paintings

Collection code

PDP

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