A Heath in Sussex

1810/1815

William Collins

Associated Names
William Collins

Artist, British, 1788 - 1847

The image is a landscape painting with a distant viewpoint. The horizon is positioned about one-third down from the top of the image and features gently rolling hills with a slightly pointed peak. The painting exhibits a loose style, with soft and fluid brushstrokes that create a sense of movement and blending among the colors. The color palette is composed of soft, muted greens, browns, and blues. Closest to us, a cluster of trees with green and brown leaves stands out, adding texture and depth to the scene, while beyond them, fields and hills stretch towards the horizon. The sky is a light, airy blue with subtle hints of white.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor over graphite with scratching out on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    Overall: 14.5 x 13.6 cm (5 11/16 x 5 3/8 in.)
    mat: 35.6 x 27.9 cm (14 x 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2000.71.1


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

According to an old label formerly on the back of the frame, "Given by Nicholson to D. R. C."; Cornish Torbock until 1994. (Spink-Leger, London); NGA purchase in 2000.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2000

  • Feeling through the Eye: The "New" Landscape in Britian, 1800 - 1830, Spink-Leger, London, 2000, no. 2.

2006

  • The Artist's Vision: Romantic Traditions in Great Britain, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2006 - 2007

Wikidata ID

Q64636632

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