Artwork
"What's the tip?" Matemneh Jany- 20th- 1885
"What's the tip?" Matemneh Jany- 20th- 1885 is a watercolor work on paper by the Impressionist artist William S. Perry. It dates from 1885 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. 'What's the tip?
About this work
Overview
'What's the tip?' is a watercolour painting created by William S. Perry in 1885, as part of a series documenting the British military campaign in Egypt and the Nile Expedition.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts a contemplative nighttime scene with figures and a camel under a full moon, evoking a sense of exoticism and quiet reflection.
Technique & Style
Perry employed chiaroscuro and a palette of grays and blues to create depth and atmosphere, drawing attention to the central figures.
History & Provenance
The artwork is one of 27 scenes from a series chronicling the British Campaign in Egypt in 1882 and the Nile Expedition from 1884 to 1885.
Artist & collection
Artist
A British watercolour artist active in the 1880s, William S. Perry painted scenes from Egypt’s military outposts in vivid, portable washes. His sheets include Outpost duty at El Gubat. Night. (1886) and Outpost duty at…
Scene With Soldiers At Night
Trooper on A Camel
With the Desert Column, 1885 Supper time.
Coming Down a Steep place
Lord Kitchener on horseback, pointing at the Mahdi's tomb at Omdurman, at night
Deserted. III
A night march - Just off
19th Hussars - Vedette at Metemneh 1885
Fighting Horses![Cavalry under Capt.[sic] Broadwood marching from Wady Halfa to Sarras., by Jane Evelyn Lindsay](https://artifactworldgallery.com/img/jane-evelyn-lindsay--cavalry-under-capt-sic-broadwood-marching-from-wady-halfa-to--484d424a0df1fcb2-w320.webp)
Cavalry under Capt.[sic] Broadwood marching from Wady Halfa to Sarras.