Artwork
Photograph of Bertram, Beatrix and Rupert Potter with partial border design of yellow and purple flowers
Photograph of Bertram, Beatrix and Rupert Potter with partial border design of yellow and purple flowers is a watercolor work on paper by the Impressionist artist Rupert Potter. It dates from 1898 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
About this work
Overview
This watercolour features a floral border design surrounding a photograph of Beatrix Potter and her parents, taken by her father Rupert Potter in 1898. The artwork combines two artistic mediums: photography and watercolour.
Subject & Meaning
The photograph depicts Beatrix Potter, then in her early thirties, with her parents. The image was captured during a family holiday, highlighting the close relationship between Beatrix and her father, who encouraged her artistic pursuits.
Technique & Style
Beatrix Potter's watercolour border design showcases her skill in this medium, while the photograph within demonstrates her father's expertise in photography, a relatively new art form at the time.
History & Provenance
The photograph was taken by Rupert Potter in 1898 at Lingholm during a family holiday. Beatrix later created a watercolour border design to decorate the photograph, exemplifying her fondness for her father's artistic work.
Artist & collection
Artist
Rupert Potter left behind two kinds of pictures: soft watercolors of family posed against floral borders and sharp photographs of the English countryside.
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