View of High Tor, Matlock, Derbyshire

细节

Joseph Wright of Derby, A.R.A. (1734-1797)
View of High Tor, Matlock, Derbyshire
oil on canvas
24¾ x 32½ in. (62.2 x 82.5 cm.)

来源

Hon. Mrs E.W. Griffith. G. Hedley Vickers, Barnfield House, Prestwich.

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拍品专文

Wright of Derby painted several scenes of High Tor, Matlock, no doubt attracted by the dramatic stature of this hillside in Derbyshire. The weathered beech tree in the foreground has lost its upper branches, suggesting damage by lightening, but the mood Wright evokes is ultimately serene. Of other works Judy Egerton has noted how 'Wright's landscapes grow less melodramatic, less dependent on effects, as he grows more thoughtful and more confident as a landscape painter' (J. Egerton, Wright of Derby, London, 1990, p.184).