Southampton Water, from Warsash by Wilfrid Ball (1853-1917) Before 1917. Watercolour illustrated in Hind 157. The property of Arthur R. Moro. Esq. Southampton Water has something of a special character in this island country: it is where several rivers (the Test, the Itchen and the Hamble) meet, creating an inlet of the English Channel. Since it is about six miles long, and deep, it gives scope for various harbours and jetties, before coming out into the busy port of Southampton opposite the Isle of Wight. Ball has created a wonderful impression of this tidal area, belonging half to the land and half to the sea, half to nature and half to all the activities associated with the shore, mooring, sailing, loading and uploading etc. His scene is not picturesque in any sentimental way, but full of interest.
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Hind, C. Lewis. "In Memoriam: Wilfrid Ball, Water-Colour Painter" The Studio: An Illustrated Magazine of Fine and Applied Art. Vol. 61 (Nos. 242-44, March-June 1917): 149-160. Internet Archive. Contributed by Robarts library, University of Toronto. Web. 11 September 2022.
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