Artwork
Landscape with village : stormy effect
Landscape with village : stormy effect is a watercolor work on paper by the British Romanticist artist Benjamin Barker. It dates from 1813 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
About this work
Overview
Landscape with Village: Stormy Effect is a watercolour by Benjamin Barker, depicting a turbulent rural scene by the sea.
Subject & Meaning
The painting shows a rocky shoreline with a lone tree, a village obscured by hills, and figures walking along the coast under a rain-heavy sky, evoking a sense of a stormy atmosphere.
Technique & Style
Barker employed soft watercolours to capture the interplay of light and shadow, creating a realistic representation of the storm, a style characteristic of early 19th-century watercolour painting.
History & Provenance
This watercolour follows an earlier oil version from 1812, once owned by the Duke of Rutland and sold at Christie's in 1926.
Artist & collection
Artist
Benjamin Barker (1776–1838), was an English landscape painter. Barker was the son of Benjamin and brother of Thomas Barker, called ‘Barker of Bath,’ resided at Bath, Somerset and between 1800 and 1821 exhibited…
