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George Barret Junior, Dunvegan Castle Sunset, Isle of Skye, 1827, Watercolour
Somerset and Wood Fine Art Ltd
Bradford on Avon, GB
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An original 1827 watercolour painting, george barret junior ows, sunset at dunvegan castle, isle of skye.a beautiful sun-bathed coastal landscape … more An original 1827 watercolour painting, george barret junior ows, sunset at dunvegan castle, isle of skye.a beautiful sun-bathed coastal landscape by george barret junior ows (1767–1842), one of the principal artists working in watercolour at the beginning of the 19th century and founding member of the society of painters in water-colours in 1804.the warm hues which saturate this idealised sunset view were the defining characteristic of barret's style. Barret became a master of sunlight effects and it is said that he would go to the same spot, morning after morning, to sketch the same view at the same hour on different days, working only as long as the particular effect lasted.he was strongly influenced by claude and his later works, including the present watercolour, were usually poetical or ideal compositions, with a clear structure of far horizon, middle distance castle or bridge, and foreground cattle or goats. Here the composition features a partially submerged anchor in the foreground and castle in the middle distance, which appear similarly in a sketch by barret of portchester castle in portsmouth harbour—but importantly here any specific topography is relegated in comparison to atmospheric effects, as, united in hue, the compositional elements melt away into distant sunset.barret was influential in abandoning the old theories about monochrome underpainting, which he rightly believed caused watercolours to fade. He sought to replicate the golden tones of varnished oil paintings by claude and poussin and in 1940 he published a treatise, 'the theory and practice of watercolour painting', in which he prescribes his warm colour palette: for skies 'yellow ochre, burnt sienna, light red, pink madder, cobalt and indian yellow', and additionally elsewhere: 'raw sienna, indian red, brown madder, vandyke brown, brown pink, gamboge and indigo'. In emulation of the rich tones of oil painting, a greater proportion of the paper's white surface would be obscured, and—as in the present watercolour—scraping would be used to create highlights.george barret died in poverty, but posthumously, towards the end of the 19th century, barret's work began to command significant prices and his reputation was at its height. In 1897 the poet and critic cosmo monkhouse would write of barret's work: 'turner himself could not excel him on this ground (the 'high art' of landscape) and, indeed, it may be doubted if this greater artist ever achieved such perfect irradiation, such limpidity of sunlight, or could obtain at once such elaboration and such purity as barret in his finest drawings.'for another sunset subject by barret, see tate t08128, 'composition: sunset', c.1825–30.provenance: from the collection of dr e.m. Brett of hampstead. Abbott & holder, 30 museum street, wc1a 1lh.in watercolour with scratching out. On watermarked j whatman turkey mill wove paper.all artworks come with a certificate of authenticity and—if it is a collection artwork—its accompanying collection text or artist biography. Signed: signed lower left. Dated: dated lower left. Height: 14.5cm (5.7″) width: 22.5cm (8.9″) condition: some minor toning across the sheet and the odd spot of barely visible foxing. One more prominent spot of foxing to the left margin, as shown. The left edge of the paper is raw. Some minor marks to the outer edges of the mount, which would be covered when framed. The dealer's label has creasing and damage, which has been shored up by a lining paper. Please see photos for detail. Presented: in a cream wash line mount (30 x 37.5cm), with separate accompanying historic dealer’s label. Unframed. less
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- 8.66ʺW × 5.51ʺH
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- Unknown, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Red
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- Good — This vintage item remains fully functional, but it shows sign of age through scuffs, dings, faded finishes, minimal … moreGood — This vintage item remains fully functional, but it shows sign of age through scuffs, dings, faded finishes, minimal upholstery defects, or visible repairs. less
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