Cornfield with reapers
Oil Painting
1864 (painted)
1864 (painted)
| Artist/Maker |
Alfred Walter Williams (1824-1905) was the youngest of six brothers who all took up painting and who all specialised in landscapes. His style of work was most similar to his brother S. R. Percy, with whom he went to live after their father's death in 1855. The two brothers travelled together to Scotland in the 1850's and both were influenced by the areas they visited. Both brothers had a love of the Snowdonia area of North Wales.
Alfred Walter's landscapes often incorporated scenes of seasonal outdoor life, including autumn and harvest scenes. This particular example shows the cutting and stacking of corn beneath a characteristic brooding sky.
Alfred Walter's landscapes often incorporated scenes of seasonal outdoor life, including autumn and harvest scenes. This particular example shows the cutting and stacking of corn beneath a characteristic brooding sky.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Cornfield with reapers (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Oil on canvas |
| Brief description | Oil painting on canvas, 'Cornfield with Reapers', Alfred Walter Williams, 1864 |
| Physical description | Landscape of a large cornfield beneath a brooding sky. Sheaves of corn are stacked in groups in the lower left foreground. Two pairs of labourers are at work - the first pair occurs in the midground to the left of centre both individuals are men and the one on the left carries a scythe. The second pair, located in the foreground to the right of centre includes a man and a woman, the woman is picking up the cut corn with a pitch-fork. A windmill occurs in the distance at the left edge of the canvas. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | A W Williams 1864 (signed) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Joshua Dixon |
| Object history | Bequeathed by Joshua Dixon, 1886 |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | Alfred Walter Williams (1824-1905) was the youngest of six brothers who all took up painting and who all specialised in landscapes. His style of work was most similar to his brother S. R. Percy, with whom he went to live after their father's death in 1855. The two brothers travelled together to Scotland in the 1850's and both were influenced by the areas they visited. Both brothers had a love of the Snowdonia area of North Wales. Alfred Walter's landscapes often incorporated scenes of seasonal outdoor life, including autumn and harvest scenes. This particular example shows the cutting and stacking of corn beneath a characteristic brooding sky. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 1034-1886 |
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| Record created | April 27, 2006 |
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