George Lucas (1871-1899)
| Artist Name | George Lucas (1871-1899) |
|---|---|
| Title | Oft Did The Harvest to The Sickle Yield |
| Description | Setting up wheat in a Surrey landscape. The title 'Oft did the harvest to their sickle yield' is taken from Thomas Gray's 'Elegy written in A Country Churchyard' and depicts a romanticised spiritual landscape in tune with the Ancients and John Linnell. A visually stunning large Victorian oil on canvas with a beautiful sunset and colour. In its original Watts Victorian gallery frame, the light and colouring are remarkable. This would be the centre piece of any room and a fine Victorian landscape. |
| Provenance | Exhibited possibly Harvest Time 1880 Number 314 Royal Society British Artists. |
| Medium | Oil on Canvas |
| Size | 39 x 25 inches |
| Frame | Watts frame, 51 inches by 36 inches and in good condition. |
| Condition | Excellent condition |
| Biography | George Lucas was a landscape and figure painter in oils who exhibited between 1871-1899. He painted in Victorian poetic landscape tradition scenes of landscapes of Surrey. He exhibited at Birmingham 3, Glasgow 1, Glasgow Institute 8, Liverpool 6, Manchester 10, Royal Academy 17, Royal Society British Artists 7, Royal Institute 7. |
| Price | SOLD |
