Wood on the Downs

Artist Paul Nash (London, England, 1889 - 1946)

Date1929

Mediumoil on canvas

ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings

DimensionsOverall: Height: 71.5 cm, Width: 92 cm
Frame: Height: 93.2 cm, Width: 113.5 cm

AcquisitionPurchased in 1960 with income from the Murray Fund.

CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0

LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub

Object numberABDAG002949

Keywords

About MePaul Nash studied art at the Slade School in London amongst a distinguished class of students that included Stanley Spencer and Edward Wadsworth. During the 1930s he was responsible for establishing an artistic group called 'Unit One' which represented the avant-garde in British art. Under the influence of Cubism and Surrealism, he developed an intensely personal vision of the natural world.

This landscape is Ivinghoe Beacon in Buckinghamshire, which Nash first visited with his brother and fellow artist, John Nash. Some of the stylisation and mannerisms of Surrealism are evident here, in the distinctive grouping of trees depicted on a monumental scale. Nash developed a particular interest in trees. He wrote: 'I sincerely love and worship trees and know that they are people.'

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The artist, who was influenced by Cubism and Surrealism, once said 'I sincerely love and worship trees and know that they are people’. This love is evident in his painting.

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