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David Cox the Elder

The Hayfield, 1833

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Description

Maker

Title

The Hayfield

Year

1833

Medium

Watercolor and touches of graphite on wove paper

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Dimensions

35.2 x 50.5 cm (13 7/8 x 19 7/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

LL: in watercolor, signed "David Cox 1833"

Type

Credit

Anonymous gift

Object Number

71.153.24

Projects & Publications

Publications

Selection II

British Watercolors and Drawings from the Museum's Collection

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Drawing Closer

March 12 - September 4, 2022

An idyllic scene of country labor takes place beneath a bright summer sky dappled with windswept clouds. Following the conventions of Dutch landscape art, David Cox set the horizon line low, allowing the sky to occupy almost two thirds of the sheet. This division is reinforced by his broad application of monochrome washes for the sky—where the clouds are reserved white paper—and short dense brushstrokes for the foreground. One of the most highly skilled watercolorists of his time, Cox here exhibits his particular sensitivity in rendering atmospheric effects.

Luminous Landscapes

May 27 - August 14, 2005

Cox’s reputation rests on his atmospheric watercolors of Britain, particularly its meadows and moorlands under a broad expanse of sky. Vigorous, broad brushstrokes capture a bright sky filled with billowing clouds here. Quick, abbreviated small brushwork convincingly renders details in the foreground, where he has also scraped back into the white paper to add radiant highlights.

Use

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