Dr Robert Bohanさんのイラストまとめ

As the artist matured his brushwork became more fluid & he used longer brushes which gave his work a sense of movement. His portraits of the Duchess of Beaufort (c1775), Mrs Graham (c1775) & of his nephew & assistant Gainsborough DuPont (c1775) are ravishing masterpieces

Gainsborough’s first love was always landscape painting & he snook it into his portraits where he could. Peasants Returning from Market (1767-8) & the Harvest Wagon (1767). He continued to study & learn from Old Masters such as Rubens’ Descent from the Cross (1760s)

Gainsborough’s greatest portraits from the 1750s are of his family. Miss Gainsborough Gleaning (1756-9), the Painter’s Daughters (1758) & the Artist’s Wife (c1758) attest to his growing maturity as a portraitist, as well as his love for his family

By 1752 the Gainsboroughs were in Ipswich. Portraits & money troubles (driven by his love of the good life) were a theme. He sought to place his portraits in sylvan surrounds. The Gravenor Family (1752-4), John Plampin (1753-5) & the Lloyds (1755)

In 1746 Tom made a great match & married Margaret, the daughter of a duke. She brought some stability to a man who liked to have fun & gave him 2 daughters. Here’s an early masterpiece of Mr & Mrs Andrews (1748-9), the Dutch inspired Cornard Wood (1746-7) & his family (c1748)

Thread: Thomas Gainsborough (1727-88) was one of England’s greatest painters as well as a populariser of the art of landscape. He was a character in every sense. Here is a picture of his beloved daughters. He was a genius - let’s see why! Today is his birthday

In 1918 the Spanish Flu killed his pregnant wife & then Schiele, three days later. The virus cut off one of Europe’s greatest artists in his prime. Two Women (1917), The Family (1918), Woman (1918) & Paris von Gütersloh

He was conscripted in 1915 & was based in Prague. During this time he continued to paint & draw. He continued to exhibit widely. He was even given a studio by his CO. Prisoner of War (1916), Nude (1917), Lovers II(1917) & Four Trees (1917)

The Holy Family (1913), The Truth was Revealed (1913), Triple Self-Portrait (1913) & Woman in Black Stockings (1913)

They moved to Neulengbach where his studio became a sanctuary for teens. In 1912 he was arrested for seducing a girl below the age of consent. The police confiscated many of his nude drawings. Agony (1912), Cardinal & Nun (1912), Conversion (1912) & Hermits (1912)