Artwork
Ptarmigan: Winter
Ptarmigan: Winter is a watercolor work on paper by the Impressionist artist Joseph Wolf. It dates from 1873 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. A watercolour painting depicts four white ptarmigans perched in a snowy winter landscape.
About this work
Overview
A watercolour painting depicts four white ptarmigans perched in a snowy winter landscape.
Artist & collection
Artist
Joseph Wolf never met an animal he didn’t want to draw. Even on his honeymoon, he lugged a sketchbook up Swiss peaks to catch the snow ptarmigan molting from winter white to summer brown. That’s how he ended up…
