The Hayloft

1867

John William North

Associated Names
John William North

Artist, British, 1842 - 1924

This is a painting of an interior barn scene with sunlight streaming through an open window. The painting depicts a rustic, earthy setting with a wooden shutter partially closed on one side. On the floor, there's a woven basket and scattered hay. The light coming through the window illuminates the scene with a warm glow, casting soft shadows around. This is in the style of George John Pinwell, known for detailed renderings of everyday scenes.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor with gouache and scratching out on wove paper, laid down on board

  • Credit Line

    William B. O'Neal Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 23.1 × 28.4 cm (9 1/8 × 11 3/16 in.)
    mount: 25 × 30.2 cm (9 13/16 × 11 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2016.65.3

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

William Graham MP [1817–1885], London; (his sale, Christie's, London, 2–3, 8–10 April 1886, no. 12); Laurie [details unknown]. Kenneth Augustus Muir Mackenzie, First Baron Muir Mackenzie GCB, London. John Graham; (his sale, Christie's London, 21 June 1935, no. 20); North [details unknown]. (sale, Bearne's, Exeter, 7 November 2006, no. 458). (Peter Nahum, London, January 2008). Christopher Cone, Whitby. (sale, Sotheby's London, 22 May 2014, no. 152); (Stephen Ongpin Fine Art, London); purchased 2016 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1928

  • Exhibition of Works by Late Members and of the Iveagh Bequest of Works by Old Masters, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1928, no. 160 (lent by Lord Muir Mackenzie).

2015

  • One Hundred Drawings and Watercolours, Dating from the 16th Century to the 20th Century. Guy Peppiatt Fine Art and Stephen Ongpin Fine Art, London, 2015, no. 86 (color).

2023

  • Drawing in Britain, 1700 - 1900: New Additions to the Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2023.

Bibliography

2017

  • Esposito, Donato. Frederick Walker and the Idyllists. London, 2017: 95 and fig. 54.

Inscriptions

Indistinctly signed (?) and dated at lower left: 67

Wikidata ID

Q64584503

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