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Idyll in Spring, 1905

  • oil paint, canvas
  • 124.2 x 153.6 cm
  • Inv. 1906-K

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The Scottish artist Edward Atkinson Hornel studied at the academies in Edinburgh and Antwerp and became a member of the so-called ‘Glasgow Boys’, a group of progressive painters that also included James Guthrie (inv. 1892-B). A journey to Japan resulted in a series of paintings focusing on that country and in a more graphic approach. But he gradually abandoned the oriental theme in favour of motifs that were more accessible and recognisable to the Scottish public, preferably scenes of children in green settings, usually painted in pastel colours, such as Spring Idyll.

Artist

Edward Atkinson Hornel RKD
Bacchus Marsh 1864 - Kirkcudbright 1933
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Title Idyll in Spring
Date 1905
Period 20th century
Location Scotland TGN
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings signature and year bottom right: EA Hornel / 1905
Collection paintings AAT
Object type oil paintings (visual works) AAT
Inventory number 1906-K
Acquisition credit long-term loan
Vlaamse Gemeenschap
Brussels
1906
Current whereabouts Work currently not on display
Permalink https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1906-K
IIIF Manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/435/manifest.json
Art & Architecture Thesaurus 300015636 landscapes AAT
300055865 symbolism (artistic concept) AAT
Keywords Iconclass 22C light Iconclass
22C1 natural light Iconclass
22C8 shadow Iconclass
23D42 spring, 'Ver'; 'Primavera' (Ripa) Iconclass
23E42 spring ~ human activities (the four seasons of the year) Iconclass
23F42 spring landscape; landscape symbolizing spring (the four seasons of the year) Iconclass
24A8 sunlight Iconclass
25G(+32) plants; vegetation (+ flowers, blossom, blossoming) Iconclass
25G11 groups of trees Iconclass
25G3 trees Iconclass
25G4(GRASS) plants and herbs (GRASS) Iconclass
25G41 flowers Iconclass
25H1 landscapes in the temperate zone Iconclass
25H13 coast Iconclass
25H131 rocky coast Iconclass
25H2143 pond, pool Iconclass
25H23 sea (seascape) Iconclass
25H2311 wave Iconclass
25H2323 gulf, bay Iconclass
300015636 landscapes AAT
31AA235 sitting figure - AA - female human figure Iconclass
31AA236 lying figure - AA - female human figure Iconclass
31B6213 looking sideways Iconclass
31D112 child Iconclass
31D11222 girl (child between toddler and youth) Iconclass
31D130 Maidenhood Iconclass
41A6 garden Iconclass
41D221(HEADSCARF) head-gear (HEADSCARF) Iconclass
43C7 children's games and plays Iconclass
47I213 sheep Iconclass
47I2133 lamb Iconclass
School / Style Impressionist (style) AAT
Art Nouveau AAT
Catalogus van het Museum van Schoone Kunsten Gent : II: Moderne Meesters / Georges Chabot, Fritz Van Loo. - Gent : Ad. Hoste, 1932 (p. 82)
Hornel : The Life & Work of Edward Atkinson Hornel / Bill Smith. - Edinburgh : Atelier Books, 1997 (p. 106)
De vrienden van Scribe : De Europese smaak van een Gents mecenas (tentoonstelling Gent, Museum voor Schone Kunsten, 12 december 1998 - 14 maart 1999) / Monique Tahon-Vanroose, Robert Hoozee. - Gent : Snoeck-Ducaju & Zoon, 1998 ; Antwerpen : Pandora, 1998 (p. 123, 131 (ill.), 187 (ill.))
Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent : Catalogus schilderkunst ; Deel I: 14de - 18de eeuw ; Deel II: 19de - 20ste eeuw / Robert Hoozee, Johan De Smet, Bruno Fornari, Ruth Monteyne. - Gent : Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 2007 (dl. II, p. 187 (ill.))
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