John Wright Oakes1820–1887Disturbed: A Plover Rising from Its Nest
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Victoria and Albert Museum
London, United Kingdom
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- Source
- The museum
About the painting
John Wright Oakes exhibited a painting at the Royal Academy in 1879 with the title Disturbed: early spring - twilight. 'In sober livery all things clad', which seems to be this painting. Oakes's palette has a brightness and freshness, qualities evident in Constable's work earlier in the century. His pursuit of naturalism in landscape is combined with an interest in effects of light, such as the subtle spring twilight here, which may have been inspired by Turner.
Victoria and Albert Museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- 224-1879
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Image: Victoria and Albert Museum — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
