Landscape by the Shore with Road in Foreground

James Bulwer

Associated Names
James Bulwer

Artist, British, 1794 - 1879

The image shows a high vantage point overlooking a tranquil body of water. Hills and a distant townscape are visible along the horizon, with some boats and cows grazing on the hilly terrain leading down to the water. The painting features delicate and fluid watercolor brushstrokes capturing the textures of the sky and land in soft blue, beige, and green hues. Large, diffuse clouds float in the sky, casting shadows over the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    Overall (approximate): 28.2 x 50.6 cm (11 1/8 x 19 15/16 in.)
    support: 29.2 x 51.9 cm (11 1/2 x 20 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.16.164

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

By descent through the artist's family to Henry Bulwer (born 1854), Vancouver, Canada; Zeitlin & Ver Brugge Booksellers, Los Angeles; Lessing J. Rosenwald; gift to NGA, 1951.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1965

  • Clifford, Derek. Watercolours of The Norwich School. London, 1965: p. 62.

Wikidata ID

Q64580269

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