The landscapes in the south of England are spoiled by light and sun. Between a romantic wildness and a great scenic harmony, the south of the island shows many facets. Edmund George Warren was a British landscape painter who captured the magic of this region with great attention to detail. The country was under the impression of Queen Victoria and industrial progress was unstoppable. Artistic groups such as the Pre-Raphaelites demanded a constant faithfulness to nature and tried to bring back bygone times. They painted pictures with a unique attention to detail and in an intense colour space.
Edmund George Warren oriented himself to the palette of the Pre-Raphaelites. But while the painters of the movement devoted themselves to traditional motifs and painting in the studio, Warren was drawn out into nature. The painter studied the landscapes in England. British garden art was based on the natural guidelines. Landscape architects created cultural landscapes that blended into the natural landscapes. Even before the French Impressionist artists claimed open-air painting for themselves, Warren was looking for motifs in nature and found them in the symbiosis of gardens and natural landscapes. A recurring motif is the fields at harvest time. The grain in Warren's paintings shines golden yellow. The grain stands are painted with an extraordinary accuracy and the farmers are captured in their natural movements. The harvest pictures radiate the warmth of the summer day and allow the viewer a moment in the scenery.
Edmund George Warren preferred painting with watercolours. Watercolour painting was more popular and strongly represented in no other European art circle than among British artists. Watercolours have a unique lightness due to their translucency. The colours appear lighter and have a fresh and natural character, which supports the charm of the landscapes. The love of British artists for watercolour encompasses many epochs and had its heyday during Warren's creative period. Edmund George Warren joined an artists' association. The painter became a member of the newly founded Royal Watercolour Society. A group that detached itself from the old Watercolour Society and fought for better exhibition conditions for the artists. While the conservative societies only gave very few artists the opportunity to exhibit their works, the modern associations opened up to all painters. Every artist should be allowed to present his works regardless of his social standing.
The landscapes in the south of England are spoiled by light and sun. Between a romantic wildness and a great scenic harmony, the south of the island shows many facets. Edmund George Warren was a British landscape painter who captured the magic of this region with great attention to detail. The country was under the impression of Queen Victoria and industrial progress was unstoppable. Artistic groups such as the Pre-Raphaelites demanded a constant faithfulness to nature and tried to bring back bygone times. They painted pictures with a unique attention to detail and in an intense colour space.
Edmund George Warren oriented himself to the palette of the Pre-Raphaelites. But while the painters of the movement devoted themselves to traditional motifs and painting in the studio, Warren was drawn out into nature. The painter studied the landscapes in England. British garden art was based on the natural guidelines. Landscape architects created cultural landscapes that blended into the natural landscapes. Even before the French Impressionist artists claimed open-air painting for themselves, Warren was looking for motifs in nature and found them in the symbiosis of gardens and natural landscapes. A recurring motif is the fields at harvest time. The grain in Warren's paintings shines golden yellow. The grain stands are painted with an extraordinary accuracy and the farmers are captured in their natural movements. The harvest pictures radiate the warmth of the summer day and allow the viewer a moment in the scenery.
Edmund George Warren preferred painting with watercolours. Watercolour painting was more popular and strongly represented in no other European art circle than among British artists. Watercolours have a unique lightness due to their translucency. The colours appear lighter and have a fresh and natural character, which supports the charm of the landscapes. The love of British artists for watercolour encompasses many epochs and had its heyday during Warren's creative period. Edmund George Warren joined an artists' association. The painter became a member of the newly founded Royal Watercolour Society. A group that detached itself from the old Watercolour Society and fought for better exhibition conditions for the artists. While the conservative societies only gave very few artists the opportunity to exhibit their works, the modern associations opened up to all painters. Every artist should be allowed to present his works regardless of his social standing.
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