A Bird's Nest and Apple Blossom

Artist John Sherrin (London, England, 1819 - 1896)

Mediumwatercolour on paper

ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings

DimensionsSight Size: Height: 15.6 cm, Width: 22.4 cm
Frame: Height: 42 cm, Width: 49.5 cm

AcquisitionAlexander Webster Bequest, 1921.

CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0

LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub

Object numberABDAG004871

Keywords

About MeA Victorian artist, John Sherrin specialised in watercolours of still lifes in which petal, leaf and bud of the flower are accurately detailed - like a botanical drawing. The artist achieved this with masterful technique, learned from his teacher William Henry Hunt.

For the bird's nest, he has used watercolour and a tiny brush to build up a complicated mass of minute changes in colour and tone. This is further highlighted by bodycolour, adding texture and a three dimensional quality to the nest. It is so realistic that the viewer might almost feel that he or she, could reach into the picture and pick it up.

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Doesn’t it seem as if you can reach out and touch up this bird’s nest? Sherrin has used watercolour and a small brush to build up a complicated mass of changing colour and tone.