David Cox, 1783–1859, British, A Mountainous View, North Wales, ca. 1815
- Title:
- A Mountainous View, North Wales
- Date:
- ca. 1815
- Materials & Techniques:
- Watercolor and graphite on moderately thick, rough, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 7 7/8 x 11 1/2 inches (20 x 29.2 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscription on verso, top left: "from Mitchley Abbey Gates | looking along Greenfield farm | to Greenfield house "
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B2005.11.1
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- clouds | landscape | mountains
- Associated Places:
- Cymru | Europe | United Kingdom | Wales
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:54943
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The striking contrast between the vigorous draftsmanship evident beneath the broad washes in the lower half of this drawing and the delicately controlled washes and brushwork in the mountains and the sky raises questions about the nature and function of this watercolor. It would seem to be neither an on-the-spot study nor an unfinished work meant for exhibition or sale. It is perhaps a working out, for use in another composition, of the effect of a clear twilight sky over the mountains—an atmospheric effect that is beautifully realized. Gallery label for Sun, Wind, and Rain - The Art of David Cox (Yale Center for British Art, 2008-10-16 - 2009-01-04)
Sun, Wind, and Rain - The Art of David Cox (Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, 2009-01-31 - 2009-05-03) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition] [Exhibition Description]
Sun, Wind, and Rain - The Art of David Cox (Yale Center for British Art, 2008-10-16 - 2009-01-04) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition] [Exhibition Description]
Scott Wilcox, Sun, wind, and rain : the art of David Cox, Yale University Press, New Haven, 2008, pp. 105, 158-9, no. 22, NJ18 .C829 W542 + Oversize (YCBA) [YCBA]
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