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THIS WORK DATES FROM 1861, THE YEAR IN WHICH ATKINSON GRIMSHAW'S EARLIEST KNOWN WORKS WERE EXECUTED. STRONGLY INFLUENCED BY THE PRE-RAPHAELITES, IN NEWLAY WOODS, LEEDS HE DEPICTS THE MOSS-COVERED STONES, FERNS AND FOXGLOVES WITH PAINSTAKING DETAIL, BATHING THE SCENE IN SHARP, STUDIED LIGHT.
GRIMSHAW LIVED TO THE EAST OF LEEDS TOWN CENTRE, BUT HE OFTEN TOOK WALKS WITH HIS WIFE, FANNY, WESTWARD ALONG THE RIVER AIRE TOWARDS HORSFORTH, COLLECTING STONES, LEAVES AND TWIGS FOR USE LATER WHEN 'STAGING' HIS LANDSCAPE STUDIES IN THE STUDIO.
WE ARE GRATEFUL TO ALEXANDER ROBERTSON OF LEEDS CITY ART GALLERY, FOR HIS HELP IN PREPARING THIS ENTRY.
GRIMSHAW LIVED TO THE EAST OF LEEDS TOWN CENTRE, BUT HE OFTEN TOOK WALKS WITH HIS WIFE, FANNY, WESTWARD ALONG THE RIVER AIRE TOWARDS HORSFORTH, COLLECTING STONES, LEAVES AND TWIGS FOR USE LATER WHEN 'STAGING' HIS LANDSCAPE STUDIES IN THE STUDIO.
WE ARE GRATEFUL TO ALEXANDER ROBERTSON OF LEEDS CITY ART GALLERY, FOR HIS HELP IN PREPARING THIS ENTRY.