Sunset study with a mackerel skyMyles Birket Foster, R.W.S.11205height: 12.80 cm, width: 17.70 cm
Watercolour over pencil heightened with bodycolour on thick cream paper12.8 x 17.7 cm; 5 ⅛ x 7 inchesProvenance: Frances Foster, the artist’s second wife.This delightful sketch is unusually spontaneous for the artist and shows the influence of John Ruskin. Huge skies are a frequent component of Birket Foster’s more finished watercolours.
