Marks made by the brush and knife serve different purposes from the late nineteenth century. They also beg some fascinating questions.
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He intended to be a landscape painter, and was co-founder of the British school of landscape painting. A major influence of Constable and others.
Looser and more painterly styles from Guardi around 1775 to Delacroix in 1862: paving the way for the Impressionists.
In addition to painting one of the major Neo-Impressionist masterpieces showing poplar trees, he built a series of Post-Impressionist pines-beach-bathers of distinction.
A glance through some of the unofficial history of visible brushstrokes and other painter’s marks.
His paintings of trees reached a peak in 1887-92, with his series of poplars. Among these are some of the finest Impressionist paintings.
Three paintings by CĂ©zanne with major discrepancies in the reflections shown. Were these deliberate? If so, why?
Understanding the optical principles of reflections ensures that you understand how they should appear.
Does the way in which Turner painted reflections give deeper insight into his work, or his limitations?
Sadly neglected today, his landscapes are some of the finest of the century, and his depictions of trees are among the best.
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