Caption:
In a Welsh Pine Wood. Artist: James Thomas Watts (British, Birmingham 1850-1930 Liverpool). Dimensions: 9 7/8 x 13 3/4 in. (25.1 x 34.9 cm). Date: ca. 1891.
Based in Liverpool, Watts specialized in painting woodland landscapes at different seasons, using oils or watercolors. He may have shown work at London's Royal Academy in 1891. Dappled touches of watercolor are applied to describe strongly lit trees, autumn leaves, and moss-covered rocks. The vibrant washes appear unmuted by blotting, as brilliant hues are cleanly juxtaposed - as in the blue and yellow strokes that from the mossy rock - in a technique that is both painterly and sharply realistic.