Artwork
Wooded Landscape
Wooded Landscape is an oil painting by the British Romanticist artist Peter De Wint. It dates from 1815 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
About this work
Overview
Wooded Landscape is an oil painting by Peter De Wint, dated to 1815, and is part of the Victoria and Albert Museum's collection.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts a serene woodland scene with a winding dirt path, dense foliage, and trees in various shades of green, some with changing leaves, evoking a sense of tranquility and peacefulness.
Technique & Style
The artist has captured the texture and depth of the path and surrounding trees, using oil paint to convey the natural world with attention to detail, particularly in the foreground where the path and trees are well-defined.
Artist & collection
Artist
Peter De Wint was a prolific English painter, mostly in landscape painting in oils and watercolour. A number of his pictures are in Tate Britain, the Victoria and Albert Museum and The Collection, Lincoln. He died in London.
