Artwork
Between Brixen and Bolzano, North Italy, Storm Effect
Between Brixen and Bolzano, North Italy, Storm Effect is a watercolor work on paper by the Rococo painting artist John Robert Cozens. It dates from 1750 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
About this work
Overview
Between Brixen and Bolzano, North Italy, Storm Effect is a watercolour painting depicting a mountainous landscape in the Tyrol region.
Subject & Meaning
The scene features a rocky mountain with a ruined building at its peak, set amidst a misty valley with dark trees below and a turbulent sky above, evoking the atmosphere of an impending storm.
Technique & Style
The artist employed soft, watery brushstrokes to create a dreamy, distant effect, blurring the edges of clouds and rocks, and minimizing pen work in favour of colour.
Artist & collection
Artist
John Robert Cozens (1752 – 14 December 1797) was an English painter of romantic watercolour landscapes, nearly all of Continental scenes.
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