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John Atkinson Grimshaw
Looking across Buttermere, Victorian 19th Century Oil Landscape

1868

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John Atkinson Grimshaw 1836 - 1893 Looking across Buttermere Oil on canvas, signed & dated '1868' lower right Image size: 13 ½ x 20 ½ inches (34.2 x 50.5 cm) Hand made gilt frame This work is dated 1868 making it one of his early works, painted during the same period as Grimshaw's other Lake District paintings, including Windermere (1863) and Nab Scar (1864). His technique was continually evolving, and works from this period are evidence of his close alignment to the methods and principals of the Pre-Raphaelites and the mantra of 'truth to nature' as espoused by John Ruskin. Painstaking attention to detail and an endeavour to record true nature particularly manifest themselves in a series of Lake District views that Grimshaw produced in the 1860's. Nature is celebrated and the view enlivened through Grimshaw's use of precise and carefully detailed observation. Miniscule brushwork details each blade of glass, foliage and ripples in the water. Thin black paint serves to both outline and create shadow within the rocks, each one precisely depicted. Grimshaw's use of bright, vibrant passages of green, blue and pink further brings vitality to the scene. The leading expert on Grimshaw, Alexander Robertson, comments in relation to the Lake District paintings, '... everything is brightly coloured and seen in a clear light, presenting a dazzling landscape of a startling, Pre-Raphaelite kind. The handling is delicate and precise, the drawing sharp, the paintwork enamel-like in its hardness.' Voted as one of the best views in Britain, Buttermere still holds a special place in the nation's heart. The footpath on the left running round the perimeter of the lake is still used to this day. Sadly, what cannot be seen from these images is the intricate detail painted by Grimshaw, such as smoke rising in front of the mountains Fleetwith Pike in the distance middle left. Also the fine ripples of the water across the lake and all the individual leaves of the plants in the foreground.
  • Creator:
    John Atkinson Grimshaw (1836-1893, British)
  • Creation Year:
    1868
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 13.5 in (34.29 cm)Width: 20.5 in (52.07 cm)
  • More Editions & Sizes:
    1 of 1Price: $91,348
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  • Gallery Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU5247644762

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