Friday, July 12, 2013

Golden Light

I'm becoming increasingly convinced that John Atkinson Grimshaw is one of the most underrated painters. I've posted some of his work previously here. The painting below is titled Golden Light and was painted in 1893 when the artist was 57 (it looks even better if you click on it). I'll be posting some more of his paintings in coming weeks.

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7 comments:

  1. AnonymousFriday, 12 July 2013 at 22:42:00 GMT+10

    I like his work.

    Here's a photograph I took myself within the past week:

    http://www.pictureshack.us/images/60071_20130707_202942.jpg

    I consider it to be one of the best photos I've ever taken.

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  2. Alcestis EshtemoaFriday, 12 July 2013 at 23:29:00 GMT+10

    Beautiful image, I'd prefer that there wasn't a woman in the painting, but I don't want effect he (the original artist) wanted with that.

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  3. Alcestis EshtemoaFriday, 12 July 2013 at 23:30:00 GMT+10

    Apologies, I meant "...I don't understand the effect..."

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  4. CamelCaseRobSaturday, 13 July 2013 at 00:58:00 GMT+10

    Yes, a master-work.

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  5. IASaturday, 13 July 2013 at 12:03:00 GMT+10

    Thanks for the post. Never heard of him. Very good.

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  6. ThursdayWednesday, 17 July 2013 at 00:40:00 GMT+10

    He's good, but also sentimental. The paintings make me a bit queasy.

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  7. ThursdayWednesday, 17 July 2013 at 00:43:00 GMT+10

    The pictures would have been considerably better without the human figures.

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