Farmyard with barns, ladder and figures (recto)
Sky study in blue watercolour (verso)
Maker
(artist)
1775-1802
1775-1802
Title
Farmyard with barns, ladder and figures (recto)
Sky study in blue watercolour (verso)
Sky study in blue watercolour (verso)
Date of Production
1800
Medium
graphite, brown ink wash and watercolour (recto), blue watercolour (verso) on laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 23 cm
Width: 29.1 cm
Width: 29.1 cm
Accession Number
D.1967.WS.52
Mode of Acquisition
William Wycliffe Spooner, bequest, 1967
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Label Text
During his 1797 tour of the south-western counties of England, Girtin developed a richer, darker-hued palette. With characteristic lack of concern for detail, his handling here is both naturalistic and abstract. Note, for instance, the summary marks on the tree trunks and barely delineated facial features. Girtin is unlikely to have observed the scene, as the tumbledown barn and stock figures so clearly conform to picturesque convention.
Provenance
Sir Edward Marsh, London (1872-1953); William Wycliffe Spooner, Ilkley (1882-1967); Spooner Bequest 1967
Exhibition History
British Watercolours from the Spooner Collection, Huntington Museum of Art, Los Angeles, 12/02/2005-15/05/2005; Wordsworth Trust, Grasmere, 18/07/2005-23/10/2005; Hermitage Rooms, Somerset House (Courtauld), London, 16/11/2005-12/02/2006
British Watercolours from the Spooner Collection, Huntington Museum and Art Gallery, Los Angeles, 12/02/2005-15/05/2005
Thomas Girtin and the Art of Watercolour, Tate Britain, London, 27/06/2002-29/09/2002 ...More
The Northern Landscape: Flemish, Dutch and British Drawings from the Courtauld Collections, Courtauld Gallery, London, 03/09/1986-30/11/1986; The Drawing Center, New York, 08/04/1986-26/07/1986
Mantegna to Cezanne - Master Drawings from the Courtauld, British Museum, London, 24/02/1983-19/06/1983
English Landscape Drawings and Watercolours, Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/06/1979-01/09/1979
Exhibition of Drawings and Watercolours from the Spooner and Witt Collections, Australia, New Zealand, 1976-78
Watercolours by Thomas Girtin, Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester; Victoria & Albert Museum, London, 1975
The William Spooner Collection and Bequest, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1974
English Watercolours: The Spooner Collection and Bequest, City Art Gallery, Bristol, 11/05/1973-02/06/1973
English Landscape Drawings [catalogue not found], Rye Art Gallery, England, 1971
Masters of the Watercolour - Watercolours from the Spooner
Collection, Holburne Museum of Art, Bath, 1969
The William Spooner Collection and Bequest, Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/04/1968-01/07/1968 ...Less
British Watercolours from the Spooner Collection, Huntington Museum and Art Gallery, Los Angeles, 12/02/2005-15/05/2005
Thomas Girtin and the Art of Watercolour, Tate Britain, London, 27/06/2002-29/09/2002 ...More
The Northern Landscape: Flemish, Dutch and British Drawings from the Courtauld Collections, Courtauld Gallery, London, 03/09/1986-30/11/1986; The Drawing Center, New York, 08/04/1986-26/07/1986
Mantegna to Cezanne - Master Drawings from the Courtauld, British Museum, London, 24/02/1983-19/06/1983
English Landscape Drawings and Watercolours, Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/06/1979-01/09/1979
Exhibition of Drawings and Watercolours from the Spooner and Witt Collections, Australia, New Zealand, 1976-78
Watercolours by Thomas Girtin, Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester; Victoria & Albert Museum, London, 1975
The William Spooner Collection and Bequest, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1974
English Watercolours: The Spooner Collection and Bequest, City Art Gallery, Bristol, 11/05/1973-02/06/1973
English Landscape Drawings [catalogue not found], Rye Art Gallery, England, 1971
Masters of the Watercolour - Watercolours from the Spooner
Collection, Holburne Museum of Art, Bath, 1969
The William Spooner Collection and Bequest, Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/04/1968-01/07/1968 ...Less
Literature
The Spooner Collection of British Watercolours, Courtauld Institute Galleries; Huntington Library; Wordsworth Trust, 2005-06
cat. no. 53
ill. on p. 179
Thomas Girtin: the art of watercolour, Tate Gallery, 2002, Tate Publishing
no. 142
ill. on p. 181
The Northern Landscape. Flemish, Dutch and British Drawings from the Courtauld Collections, The Drawing Center, New York; Courtauld Institute Galleries, 1986
no. 95
ill. on p. 215 ...More
The Northern Landscape: Flemish, Dutch and British Drawings from the Courtauld Collections, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1986
cat. no. 95
ill. on p. 215
Mantegna to Cezanne: Master Drawings from the Courtauld, British Museum, London, 1983
no. 90, p. 74
ill. on p. 92
As 'Spooner collection 42'
English Landscape Drawings and Watercolours, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1979
cat. no. 40
pl. III
Exhibition of Drawings and Watercolours from the Spooner and Witt Collections, Australia, New Zealand, 1976 - 1978
cat. no. 34
ill.
Watercolours by Thomas Girtin, Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester; Victoria & Albert Museum, London, 1975
cat. no. no. 78
pl. 19
The William Spooner Collection and Bequest, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1974
cat. no. 33
English Watercolours: The Spooner Collection and Bequest, City Art Gallery, Bristol, 1973
cat. no. 30
Masters of the Watercolour - Watercolours from the Spooner Collection, Holburne Museum of Art, Bath, 1969
cat. no. 35
The William Spooner Collection and Bequest, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1968
cat. no. 51
Girtin, Thomas and David Loshak, The art of Thomas Girtin: with a catalogue and 109 illustrations, London, 1954
no. 408 ...Less
cat. no. 53
ill. on p. 179
Thomas Girtin: the art of watercolour, Tate Gallery, 2002, Tate Publishing
no. 142
ill. on p. 181
The Northern Landscape. Flemish, Dutch and British Drawings from the Courtauld Collections, The Drawing Center, New York; Courtauld Institute Galleries, 1986
no. 95
ill. on p. 215 ...More
The Northern Landscape: Flemish, Dutch and British Drawings from the Courtauld Collections, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1986
cat. no. 95
ill. on p. 215
Mantegna to Cezanne: Master Drawings from the Courtauld, British Museum, London, 1983
no. 90, p. 74
ill. on p. 92
As 'Spooner collection 42'
English Landscape Drawings and Watercolours, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1979
cat. no. 40
pl. III
Exhibition of Drawings and Watercolours from the Spooner and Witt Collections, Australia, New Zealand, 1976 - 1978
cat. no. 34
ill.
Watercolours by Thomas Girtin, Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester; Victoria & Albert Museum, London, 1975
cat. no. no. 78
pl. 19
The William Spooner Collection and Bequest, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1974
cat. no. 33
English Watercolours: The Spooner Collection and Bequest, City Art Gallery, Bristol, 1973
cat. no. 30
Masters of the Watercolour - Watercolours from the Spooner Collection, Holburne Museum of Art, Bath, 1969
cat. no. 35
The William Spooner Collection and Bequest, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1968
cat. no. 51
Girtin, Thomas and David Loshak, The art of Thomas Girtin: with a catalogue and 109 illustrations, London, 1954
no. 408 ...Less
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower left, brown ink, signed and dated: "Girtin 1800".
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower left, brown ink, signed and dated: "Girtin 1800".
Collector's mark: none.
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