What is the thematic context of The Wind on the Heath?

birmingham school influence, english landscape tradition, atmospheric watercolor mastery, precursor to impressionism, capturing british countryside

What topics does The Wind on the Heath explore?

landscape, nature, heath, water, mountains, atmospheric

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The Wind on the Heath

David Cox The Elder (1783 – 1859)

David Cox (1783-1859) was a pivotal English landscape painter of the Birmingham School, renowned for his emotive watercolours & later oil paintings. A precursor to Impressionism, he captured British countryside with broad brushstrokes and atmospheric

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Title: The Wind on the Heath
Artist: David Cox The Elder
Year: 1859
Original dimensions: 17.0 x 26.0 cm
Format: Landscape
Copyright status: Public domain
Where to see it: Yale Center for British Art
Movement: Landscape Painting
Period: 19th Century
Main color: Putty

The Wind on the Heath

David Cox The Elder (1783 – 1859)

Yale Center for British Art (New Haven, United States of America)

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