Minneapolis Institute of Art
Still Life with Bird’s Nest and Hawthorne
William Henry Hunt
- Date
- c. 1850
- Medium
- Watercolor and gouache on paper
- Department
- European Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
William Henry Hunt’s intimate still lifes celebrate the quiet poetry of nature. Here, a bird’s nest built of twigs and moss cradles three eggs. Beside it rests a freshly cut hawthorn branch, its blossoms rendered with minute precision. Hunt’s mastery of watercolor captures the fragile textures of moss, twig, and petal, inviting close, contemplative looking. A favorite subject of the artist—earning him the nickname “Bird’s Nest Hunt”—this composition reflects the beauty of humble things. England, Europe
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