John William North

The Winter Sun

exhibited 1891

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Not on display
Artist
John William North 1841–1924
Medium
Oil paint on canvas
Dimensions
Support: 667 x 984 mm
frame: 1040 x 1355 x 126 mm
Collection
Tate
Acquisition
Presented by the Trustees of the Chantrey Bequest 1891
Reference
N01607

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Pictures of tangled vegetation painted in subdued colours were John North’s speciality. A figure amongst the dense undergrowth on the right fans a fire with a blanket and smoke rises above.North was a designer of illustrations and a water colourist. He was associated with a group of artists known as the Idyllists because of the sensitive and ethereal qualities of their landscapes. He was also a close friend of the artist Frederick Walker whose painting The Vagrants is on display nearby. North was influenced by his meticulous and poetic representations of nature.

Gallery label, July 2007

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