1746 (ca.), Thomas Gainsborough, A View in Suffolk -- National Gallery of Ireland (Dublin)
From the museum label: During his early career, Gainsborough frequently painted views of his native Suffolk. In this painting he conveyed not only his intimate knowledge of the countryside of his home county, but also his interest in the work of seventeenth-century Dutch landscape painters. At this time, Gainsborough worked as a restorer and copyist of works by, among others, Jacob van Ruisdael and Meindert Hobbema. Here, the expansive grey sky, the windswept trees, and the curving track reveal the impact of these Dutch masters.
1746 (ca.), Thomas Gainsborough, A View in Suffolk -- National Gallery of Ireland (Dublin)
From the museum label: During his early career, Gainsborough frequently painted views of his native Suffolk. In this painting he conveyed not only his intimate knowledge of the countryside of his home county, but also his interest in the work of seventeenth-century Dutch landscape painters. At this time, Gainsborough worked as a restorer and copyist of works by, among others, Jacob van Ruisdael and Meindert Hobbema. Here, the expansive grey sky, the windswept trees, and the curving track reveal the impact of these Dutch masters.