Artwork
Near Karnak
Near Karnak is a watercolor work on paper by the Impressionist artist Beatrice Mary Victoria Feodore. It dates from 1904 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
About this work
Overview
Near Karnak is a watercolour painting created by Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom in 1904. It is a serene depiction of a desert landscape.
Subject & Meaning
The painting shows a tranquil riverside scene near the Karnak temple complex, featuring a small building surrounded by palm trees and other vegetation, set against a hazy sky.
Technique & Style
Executed in muted colours, the work showcases the artist's delicate touch, capturing the beauty of the desert landscape with shades of brown, beige, and grey.
History & Provenance
The painting was produced after a Nile journey on the Khedive's royal yacht during the winter of 1903–04. It later passed through Abbott & Holder in April 1975 before entering a new collection.
Artist & collection
Artist
Beatrice Mary Victoria Feodore
Beatrice Mary Victoria Feodore painted delicate watercolours of ancient sites she visited in the early 1900s.
`Dabode Nubia '
View on the Nile, opposite Aswan
The Temple of Isis and Kiosk of Trajan on the Island of Philae
Girgeh
Palmyra (from Kasr el Ain)
Kom Ombos
`Temple of Denderah. Distant view from bank of River. Upper Egypt'
Minyeh, Egypt
`Dakheh Nubia'
Landing Place. Philoe
`Kusr-é-Syad. Opposite Choenoboscion. Upper Egypt'
Gule-Hissa Ovassy in the Northern part of Lycia