Artwork
Design for a christmas card
Design for a christmas card is a watercolor work on paper by the Impressionist artist Beatrix Potter. It dates from 1890 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
About this work
Overview
This watercolour design for a Christmas card is the work of Beatrix Potter, an English writer and artist.
History & Provenance
The design was created as part of an effort to raise funds for a printing machine that Beatrix Potter and her brother Bertram hoped to purchase. Beatrix Potter's brother suggested she sell her drawings to help with the purchase, and this design was likely intended for the printer Hildesheimer & Faulkner.
Technique & Style
The watercolour design showcases Potter's humour and attention to animal anatomy, characteristics that would later become hallmarks of her book illustrations.
Artist & collection
Artist
Helen Beatrix Heelis (née Potter; 28 July 1866 – 22 December 1943), usually known as Beatrix Potter ( BEE-ə-triks), was an English writer, illustrator, natural scientist, and conservationist.
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