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In Wales between Bangor and Capel Curig

Date: 1830s
Medium: Watercolor, over traces of graphite on ivory wove paper
Culture: London
Department: Prints and Drawings
Institution: Art Institute of Chicago

Peter De Wint was an influential advocate for watercolor as the best medium for capturing the beauty of British scenery. The artist is revered for the vigorous manner and sweeping gestures of his work, and here he evoked a blustery day under a threatening, pink-tinged sky—a glimpse of the sublime.

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