Wind, Rain and Sunshine

Artist David Cox (Birmingham, England, 1783 - 1859)

Date1845

Mediumoil on canvas

ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings

DimensionsOverall: Height: 47 cm, Width: 64.2 cm
Frame: Height: 70.1 cm, Width: 88.5 cm

AcquisitionPurchased in 1927 with income from the Webster Bequest.

CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0

LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub

Object numberABDAG003349

Keywords

About MeFor most of his career, David Cox worked primarily as a watercolour artist, but in the 1840s he turned to painting in oils, stating that he wished he had begun earlier in life.

In Wind, Rain and Sunshine Cox - like his great contemporary JMW Turner -is characteristically concerned with weather and atmospheric effects, imbuing the Romantic landscape with a dramatic power.

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This painting reminds me of when I go on long walks in the countryside, when the clouds are dark, but the sun is coming through. I wonder where David Cox got the idea of painting this picture. Elizabeth Stephen.