Wednesday, November 4, 2009

George Henry - Through the Woods

Through the woods, 1891


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George Henry RA RSA RSW (1858-1943)
signed and dated 1891, oil on canvas,
56 x 61cm (22 x 24ins)

"... Pure colour highlights lift it beyond the tonal concerns of the mid-1880's naturalism of the Glasgow Boys, the warm hues creating a purely decorative surface pattern, texture and shallow picture space which elicited Richard Muther's 'persian carpet' observation, as he selected Glasgow pictures to exhibit in Germany." from Bonhams catalogue notes

2 comments:

  1. Oh, this painting is so, so wonderful...I love it very much...Thanks for sharing!

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  2. The colours ... the girls ... magical! Happy you enjoyed it!

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