Myles Birket Foster, R.W.S.

Sunset study with a mackerel sky

12.80 cm / 5  in
17.70 cm / 7  in
11205
Landscapes

Watercolour over pencil heightened with bodycolour on thick cream paper

12.8 x 17.7 cm; 5 ⅛ x 7 inches

Provenance: 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.

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