Cecil Gordon Lawson (1851 – 1882)
Discover Cecil Gordon Lawson (1849-1882), a key figure in 19thC British landscape painting. Explore his idyllic & tragic scenes of the English countryside, influenced by Gainsborough & Constable. Also explore works by his son, Cecil Constant Philip Lawson.
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About this artwork
- Title: Sunset
- Artist: Cecil Gordon Lawson
- Original dimensions: 43.0 x 58.0 cm
- Format: Landscape
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Where to see it: The Ashmolean Museum of Art And Archaeology
- Medium: Oil On Canvas
- Creative period: Late Romanticism
- Corpus context: gainsborough’s calmness , rural idyllic beauty
- Color palette: Earthy