{"product_id":"robert-gallon-harvesting","title":"Robert Gallon, Harvesting","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis beautiful late 19th-century landscape by British artist Robert Gallon (1845-1925) depicts a group of farm workers harvesting hay alongside a gently winding river. Gallon was an accomplished painter of the British countryside and particularly admired for his river views. Influenced by naturalists such as Benjamin Williams Leader and George Vicat Cole, he studied nature closely, yet possessed an instinctive eye for its more harmonious moments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere, a broad river passes quietly across the foreground, reflecting the warm tones of the surrounding trees. Beyond it, a sunlit meadow rises towards a small farmhouse, where a plume of smoke drifts from the chimney. Hills extend into the distance beneath an expansive summer sky.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut look a little closer, and there's a story unfolding… In the field, several figures are busy gathering hay. A farmer stands alongside a horse and cart, while two field hands continue their work nearby. A woman carrying a basket crosses the meadow and, amid all the activity, there's also a little dog.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere's a wonderful sense that we're witnessing a particular afternoon rather than a generic rural idyll. The hay is being gathered while we look on. Smoke is rising - at this very moment, and it feels as if we've watched the horse and cart trundle through the scenery before stopping. In another hour, everybody will have moved, and the shadows will have changed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe composition is intelligently considered. A solitary tree marks the bend of the river and divides the brilliant hayfield from the darker woodland beyond. Reflections shimmer across the water, while occasional flashes of white suggest sunlight catching its surface. Gallon was particularly adept at river views and, in 1879, was awarded a bronze medal at Crystal Palace for a work entitled 'Brook and River'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGallon exhibited extensively during his career, including 27 works at the Royal Academy between 1873 and 1903. He's represented in numerous public collections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSigned in the lower right and held within a gilt frame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLearn more about \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bravefineart.com\/blogs\/artist-directory\/gallon-robert-1845-1925\" title=\"Robert Gallon\"\u003eRobert Gallon\u003c\/a\u003e in our directory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMedium: Oil on canvas\u003cbr\u003eOverall size: 46½” x 30½” \/ 118cm x 78cm\u003cbr\u003eYear of creation: c. 1890\u003cbr\u003eProvenance: Private collection, UK.\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Cleaned. Areas of fine and settled craquelure, as you would expect. The paint layer is stable. Frame with various marks and showing its age.\u003cbr\u003eArtist’s auction maximum: £23,000 achieved in 2000 for ‘Woman and Child Crossing a Bridge by a Lake’.\u003cbr\u003eOur reference: BRV2364\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brave Fine Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53149058531645,"sku":null,"price":3250.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2508\/9760\/files\/BRV2364_m.jpg?v=1790270481","url":"https:\/\/bravefineart.com\/products\/robert-gallon-harvesting","provider":"Brave Fine Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}