Artwork

Landscape: Snowdon

Landscape: Snowdon, by Hayes, watercolor, 1870
Landscape: Snowdon, by Hayes, watercolor, 1870

Landscape: Snowdon is a watercolor work on paper by the British Romanticist artist Hayes. It dates from 1870 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.

About this work

Overview

Created in 1870, Landscape: Snowdon is a watercolour painting signed by its artist.

Subject & Meaning

The painting depicts a rugged hillside with distant mountains, featuring small figures that blend into the landscape. The scene is characterized by rolling terrain, rocky outcrops, and a soft sky.

Technique & Style

Loose, rapid brushstrokes convey light and shadow, particularly on the rocks and hills, using a natural palette of greens, grays, and muted blues.

Artist & collection

Artist

Hayes

This watercolor artist painted the Welsh peak Snowdon again and again between about 1870 and 1918, turning its slopes and mists into delicate, layered scenes.