“如画之旅”的演绎——德·温特的水彩画

A“Picturesque Journey”:Peter De Wint’s Watercolours

18世纪末至19世纪上半叶,英国"如画"美学的推进是与风景画的发展交织在一起的,其中的水彩画家德·温特颇具代表性。本文以"面向现实的德·温特"、"与古典油画共通的水彩画风"、"对现实与如画美的建构"三部分进行分析,一方面,指出德·温特的"如画之旅"开拓了水彩画的表现维度;另一方面,说明其水彩画艺术并不止于"图像志"般的记录或者走早期"地形画"的老路,而是融入了自身的理解与想象,对现实景观进行了适度的重构。

From the late 18th century to the first half of the 19th century,the promotion of picturesque aesthetics in Britain had been intertwined with the development of landscape paintings,among which were highly representative watercolours by Peter De Wint.In this paper,an analysis from perspectives of the"reality-focused Peter De Wint","watercolour style resonating with classic oil paintings",and"construction of reality and picturesque beauty"is presented.On the one hand,this paper argues that the"picturesque journey"of Peter De Wint expanded the dimensions of watercolour expression.On other other hand,it is asserted that his watercolour art was more than"iconographic"records or a continuation of the old path of"landscape paintings"established earlier;rather,the artist’s own understanding and imagination were integrated into his creations,coupled with appropriate reconstruction of the landscape in reality.