Peter De Wint

Landscape with Trees, Near Lincoln

Maker

Peter De Wint (English, 1784-1849)

Title

Landscape with Trees, Near Lincoln

Year

late 1700s-mid 1800s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

watercolor

Dimensions

32.2 x 53.3 cm (12 11/16 x 21 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Anonymous gift

Object Number

71.153.23

Type

Publications

Exhibition History

Luminous Landscapes
British Watercolors from the Museum's Collection
May 27, 2005 – Aug 14, 2005

Label copy

De Wint regularly spent the late summer months in Lincolnshire, where this landscape was made. The sureness of his broad brush on rough wet paper with minimal underdrawing has led scholars to believe that many of his works were completed outdoors. While his works have been particularly susceptible to fading (the blues here are gone), the sheet still conveys the radiance of a sun low on the horizon, particularly with the unusual pink coloring in the trees and the sky. De Wint’s technique continues to influence artists working in watercolor today.

Selection II
British Watercolors and Drawings from the Museum's Collection
Apr 13, 1972 – May 14, 1972

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Tombstone

Peter De Wint (English, 1784-1849)
Landscape with Trees, Near Lincoln, late 1700s-mid 1800s
Watercolor applied with brush and graphite
32.2 x 53.3 cm (12 11/16 x 21 inches)
Anonymous gift 71.153.23

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