Artwork
Moab Hills, Dead Sea & Judean Desert
Moab Hills, Dead Sea & Judean Desert is a drawing by John Fulleylove. It dates from 1901 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
About this work
Overview
Moab Hills, Dead Sea & Judean Desert is a drawing created by John Fulleylove in 1901. It is a landscape study that captures a desert scene.
Subject & Meaning
The drawing depicts a vast desert landscape with the Moab Hills, the Dead Sea, and the Judean Desert. The scene is characterized by dark shadows on the hills and a light yellow sky, with plants and trees in the foreground.
Technique & Style
The drawing is rendered in detail, with numerous lines and textures that convey depth and realism. Various techniques are employed to evoke a sense of atmosphere and mood, suggesting a nuanced representation of the landscape.
History & Provenance
The drawing served as a preparatory study for a watercolor exhibited at The Fine Art Society in 1902. It was later acquired by Rodney Searight from Schidlof around 1967. The final watercolor is now held in Jordan.
Artist & collection
Entrance to Queen's College, Oxford
Magdalen College, Oxford, from the Cloisters
Cloisters at New College, Oxford
St John's Bridge, Cambridge
The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Watercolour, St Germain l'Auxerrois, Paris
Place de la Concorde, looking towards the Madeleine
Shrine of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem
The Sea of Galilee from the heights of Safad
From Mr Gray Hill's House, Jerusalem
Hilly Landscape with Landsberg Castle
Siloam from under S.E. Corner of Wall Jerusalem
A Road in the Hills Near Dordrecht
Kauterskill Clove (from Sketchbook of Landscape and Animal Subjects)
Bridge & Bath. Gerash -
The Downs from Friston
Chain of Alps from Grenoble to Chamberi
Mountain Landscape