Study of a Manx Farm

Date made: 1884-1933

Artist: Knox, Archibald

Description: A watercolour by Archibald Knox (1864-1933) of the back of a whitewashed Manx farmhouse, with a view through the open door into the scullery or dairy providing some of the only detail in the painting. Whitewashed farm buildings and mills were a popular (and challenging) topic for Knox as he tried to capture what was essentially a 'white box' and attempted to give it volume and make it 3 dimensional on the paper. The work is made more stark and dramatic by capturing the farmhouse against a 'mackerel' cloud formation.

Measurements: unframed artwork: 40.5 cm x 55.5 cm

Materials: watercolour on paper

Photograph and description courtesy of Manx National Heritage via the link at imuseum.im.