Peter De Wint
English, 1784-1849
In Wales between Bangor and Capel Curig
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Peter De Wint
English, 1784-18491830s
In Wales between Bangor and Capel Curig
Peter De Wint English, 1784-1849 →paperwatercolor
Date
1830s
Medium
Watercolor, over traces of graphite on ivory wove paper
Dimensions
36.5 × 53 cm (14 3/8 × 20 7/8 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Suzanne Searle Dixon and Margaret Day Blake Endowments
Peter De Wint was an influential advocate for watercolor as the best medium for capturing the beauty of British scenery. The artist is revered for the vigorous manner and sweeping gestures of his work, and here he evoked a blustery day under a threatening, pink-tinged sky—a glimpse of the sublime.
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