Tuesday, April 28, 2009

William Henry Hunt - A Rustic Beauty


Watercolour
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1790 - 1864.
A watercolour artist. He became an artist after his parents decided it was the only career open to him after he was born crippled in the legs. He trained under John Varley. He painted landscapes but seems to have preferred rustic scenes like this one. Notice the care with which each object is painted and how relaxed the girl is.

2 comments:

Enzie Shahmiri said...

She has such a lovely smile in this painting!

Hermes said...

I keep wondering if she knew the artist, she seems so relaxed.