Monday, May 31, 2010

Walter Crane - Peacocks




['Bluebeard and Gloriana' - Peacocks on the terrace at Rode Hall, Cheshire] 1871
signed with monogram 1871 l.r.
watercolour, bodycolour and coloured chalks
11.5 x 17.5"

Rode Hall (Cheshire) was the home of Mr and Mrs Randle Wilbraham, friends of the artist in the late 1860's. It was exhibited at the Dudley Gallery.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

lovely!

Hermes said...

Crane was such a craftsman. Noisy birds though!

ana said...

Lovely and peaceful!
:)