Bedruthan Steps, Cornwall
Artist
William Trost Richards
(American, 1833-1905)
CultureAmerican
Date1880
MediumWatercolor and graphite on wove paper
DimensionsOverall: 4 15/16 x 6 15/16 in. (12.5 x 17.6 cm)
InscribedVerso label: "Bedruthen Steps." W.T.R. 1880 [also, brushes of watercolor paint on back, visible in digital image]
Credit LineGift of Edith Ballinger Price
Object number94.24.26
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a watercolor painting with lavendar, green, brown, turquoise and blue. It depicts a very rocky coast with quiet water. There is a deep blue-violet sky.Label TextBedruthan Steps, Cornwall, 1880 Watercolor and graphite on wove paper Gift of Edith Ballinger Price 94.24.26 Exhibition History“Seascapes by William Trost Richards,” Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, January 9 - May 1, 2016.
