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Arthur Hughes
1832-1915
British
Arthur Hughes Gallery
Hughes was born in London. His best-known paintings are April Love and The Long Engagement, both of which depict troubled couples contemplating the transience of love and beauty. They were inspired by John Everett Millais's earlier "couple" paintings but place far greater emphasis on the pathos of human inability to maintain the freshness of youthful feeling in comparison to the regenerative power of nature.
Like Millais, Hughes also painted an Ophelia and illustrated Keats's poem The Eve of St. Agnes. Hughes's version of the latter is in the form of a secular triptych, a technique he repeated for scenes from Shakespeare's As You Like It.
His works are noted for their magical, glowing colouring and delicate draughtsmanship.
Hughes was in close contact with the writer George MacDonald and illustrated some of his books as well as producing numerous illustrations for Norman MacLeod's monthly magazine, Good Words.
Hughes died in Kew Green, London, leaving about 700 known paintings and drawings, along with over 750 book illustrations.
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April Love
1855-56
Tate Gallery, London
Painting ID:: 2325
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April_Love
1855-56
Tate Gallery, London
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Gareth Helps Lyonors and Overthrows the Red Knight
Painting ID:: 2326
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Gareth_Helps_Lyonors_and_Overthrows_the_Red_Knight
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Sweet Lavender (mk37)
oil on panel
22 1/2x12 1/8in
Painting ID:: 25417
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Sweet_Lavender_(mk37)
oil on panel
22 1/2x12 1/8in
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April Love
1855-6
Oil on canvas 88.9 x 49.5cm
(35 x 19 1/2 in)
Tate Gallery London (mk63)
Painting ID:: 28258
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April_Love
1855-6
Oil on canvas 88.9 x 49.5cm
(35 x 19 1/2 in)
Tate Gallery London (mk63)
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The Long Engagement
1853-9
Oil on canvas 105.4 x 52.1 cm
(41 1/2 x 20 1/2in)
Birmingham City Museum and Art Gallery (mk63)
Painting ID:: 28262
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The_Long_Engagement
1853-9
Oil on canvas 105.4 x 52.1 cm
(41 1/2 x 20 1/2in)
Birmingham City Museum and Art Gallery (mk63)
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Arthur_Hughes
1832-1915
British
Arthur Hughes Gallery
Hughes was born in London. His best-known paintings are April Love and The Long Engagement, both of which depict troubled couples contemplating the transience of love and beauty. They were inspired by John Everett Millais's earlier "couple" paintings but place far greater emphasis on the pathos of human inability to maintain the freshness of youthful feeling in comparison to the regenerative power of nature.
Like Millais, Hughes also painted an Ophelia and illustrated Keats's poem The Eve of St. Agnes. Hughes's version of the latter is in the form of a secular triptych, a technique he repeated for scenes from Shakespeare's As You Like It.
His works are noted for their magical, glowing colouring and delicate draughtsmanship.
Hughes was in close contact with the writer George MacDonald and illustrated some of his books as well as producing numerous illustrations for Norman MacLeod's monthly magazine, Good Words.
Hughes died in Kew Green, London, leaving about 700 known paintings and drawings, along with over 750 book illustrations.
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