Haynes King, Gathering From The Spring

Haynes King, Gathering From The SpringThis late 19th century oil on canvas by British artist Haynes King (1831 1904) depicts a young woman gathering water from a hillside spring, set within a gently rolling rural landscape. It reflects Kings enduring fascination with intimate, narrative scenes drawn from country life. Barefoot upon the earth, she leans forward to steady a pail of water, her posture slightly turned as she glances outward with a soft, contemplative expression. Her clothing,

he confronted a fresh panorama - plenty of opportunities to fill his sketchbook

Note here the sense of movement

an idealised notion of yesteryear

the son of a shopkeeper

This early 20th-century oil painting by Belgian artist Edgard Wiethase (1881-1965) depicts a coffee house interior with bar

1951) depicts a still life with jugs and a cup

Medium: Oil on panelOverall size: 20” x 14” / 51cm x 35cmYear of creation: c

coupled with the artist’s intelligent use of tenebrist principles

Tubino was one of the leading copyists of his generation and worked closely with the Uffizi Gallery

As we look across a tranquil lake towards a manor house

he worked as a dispenser for Norfolk and Norwich Hospital

A tangle of ancient trees hang lofty boughs across a well-trod rural track