Evening- Landscape with Figures c. 1830
davidcharlesread
minneapolisinstituteofart
drawing, watercolor
landscape illustration sketch
drawing
water colours
possibly oil pastel
handmade artwork painting
watercolor
coloured pencil
england
watercolour bleed
watercolour illustration
mixed medium
mixed media
watercolor
"Evening - Landscape with Figures" is a watercolor painting by David Charles Read, created around 1830. It depicts a serene landscape at dusk, with two figures standing in the foreground, silhouetted against a pale sky. The painting is notable for its subtle use of color and light, creating a sense of peace and tranquility. The work is currently housed in the Minneapolis Institute of Art, where it showcases the artist's skillful use of watercolor to capture a moment of quiet beauty in the natural world.
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In contrast to watercolors that present a place, this postcard-sized work offers instead a mood or a touchstone for the recovery of memories: two figures contemplating distant hills, backlight by a setting sun. Though Read lived in Salisbury, in Southern England, this brand of Romanticism may stem from currents in Germany. Read was a friend of Wolfgang von Goethe, a highly important cultural figure who worked as a poet, novelist, scientist, critic, and more. Goethe promoted the work of Casper David Friedrich, transforming him from a little-known artist to a national hero in Germany. Friedrich’s compositions often included one or two figures facing away from the viewer towards a distant view of nature’s sublime beauty.
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