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Collection Online as of July 13, 2026

A horizontally oriented watercolor depicts a blurred mountain landscape with watery brushwork. In the lower third, a tan expanse features patches of stippled dots. Dark blue and gray mountains with soft edges dominate the middle ground, while white and peach-colored clouds plume into a pale blue and beige sky in the upper third. Faint initials, 'A.B.B.', are visible in the lower left corner.

In the Alps

c. 1847–1906

Hercules Brabazon Brabazon

(British, 1821–1906)
England, 19th century
watercolor
Bequest of James Parmelee 1940.549
Location: Not on view

Description

Brabazon, the son of landed gentry, was a self-taught amateur who dedicated himself to watercolor. He lived on his family’s estates in Sussex and made annual trips to the Continent, particularly the Swiss Alps and the Mediterranean. Brabazon was a friend of John Ruskin (also in this gallery), and the two artists traveled and painted together in northern France in 1880. During the last decades of the 19th century, Brabazon’s strikingly modern watercolors, characterized by mere suggestions of mountains, sky, and water, became known and admired among a younger circle of artists.
  • Nature Sublime: Landscapes from the 19th Century. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 15-November 14, 2004).
    Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art; 8/15/04-11/14/04. "Nature Sublime: Landscapes from the 19th Century". No exhibition catalogue.
  • {{cite web|title=In the Alps|url=false|author=Hercules Brabazon Brabazon|year=c. 1847–1906|access-date=13 July 2026|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

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