A Lincolnshire Pasture

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Joseph Crawhall
Born Morpeth, Northumbria, 1861-1913

A Lincolnshire Pasture, c. 1882-3
Oil on canvas

Purchased with the support of the National Fund for Acquisitions and The Art Fund, 1971
Museum Number 2-1971

This early Glasgow Boys work is Crawhall's largest and most important oil painting.

The muted tonality, vigorous paint handling, patchwork effect of using square brushes and strong feeling for nature characterise early Glasgow School painting.