Figures Beside a Waterfall and Pool in a Wooded Landscape
John Varley
1812 · Watercolor, and traces of graphite · Drawings and Prints
As a founding member of the Society of Painters in Water-Colours, Varley profoundly influenced the medium's development in nineteenth-century Britain. He elevated its status at exhibitions and, as a popular teacher and the author of widely read instructional manuals, influenced hundreds of students. This work is executed mostly in monochrome with a few touches of color, and offers a rare glimpse of Varley's early style—which became codified and sometimes repetitive at mid-career. Fluid strokes and layers of tone are here applied to describe trees and rocks, with figures treated in a summary manner.
- Artist
- John Varley
- Date
- 1812
- Medium
- Watercolor, and traces of graphite
- Department
- Drawings and Prints
- Credit line
- Funds from various donors, 2016