Landscape with Picnickers and Donkeys by a Gate

c. 1830-1880

Attributed to Joseph Paul

Associated Names
Joseph Paul

Painter, British, 1804 - 1887

This painting shows a serene pastoral scene with trees, a wooden gate, and foliage extending towards the horizon. Closest to us, there is a low riverbank with some tree branches in the water. Up a grassy dirt hill, two donkeys are visible off to the right, partially hidden by vegetation. On the left, a dirt path leads to the wooden gate. To the left of the gate, two people sit on the grass with a wicker basket between them. The tall trees that rise in the background have leaves in shades of green, yellow, and dark orange. The sky above the scene is yellow with some hints of light blue, and golden light shines down on the landscape.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on canvas

  • Credit Line

    Widener Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 123.2 x 99 cm (48 1/2 x 39 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1942.9.14

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The Hon. Mrs. James(?) Byng. (Wallis & Son, London); purchased 1892 by Peter A.B. Widener,[1] Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, as by Crome; inheritance from Estate of Peter A.B. Widener by gift through power of appointment of Joseph E. Widener, Elkins Park; gift 1942 to NGA.
[1] Information from P.A.B. Widener, "The Widener Collection, February 1st, 1908" in the NGA Library.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1915

  • Roberts, William. Pictures in the Collection of P.A.B. Widener at Lynnewood Hall, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania: British and Modern French Schools, Philadelphia, 1915: unpaginated, repro., as Harling Gate, Near Norwich by John Crome.

1923

  • Paintings in the Collection of Joseph Widener at Lynnewood Hall. Intro. by Wilhelm R. Valentiner. Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, 1923: unpaginated, repro., as Harling Gate, Near Norwich by John Crome ("Old Crome").

1931

  • Paintings in the Collection of Joseph Widener at Lynnewood Hall. Intro. by Wilhelm R. Valentiner. Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, 1931: 198, repro., as Harling Gate, Near Norwich by John Crome.

1948

  • Paintings and Sculpture from the Widener Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1948 (reprinted 1959): 93, repro., as Harling Gate, Near Norwich by John Crome ("Old Crome").

1960

  • Cooke, Hereward Lester. British Painting in the National Gallery of Art. Washington, D.C., 1960 (Booklet Number Eight in Ten Schools of Painting in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.): 30, color repro., as Harling Gate, Near Norwich by John Crome.

1963

  • Walker, John. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. New York, 1963 (reprinted 1964 in French, German, and Spanish): 320, repro., as Harling Gate, Near Norwich by John Crome ("Old Crome").

1965

  • Summary Catalogue of European Paintings and Sculpture. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 35, as Harling Gate, near Norwich, by John Crome.

1968

  • National Gallery of Art. European Paintings and Sculpture, Illustrations. Washington, 1968: 28, repro., as Harling Gate, near Norwich, by John Crome.

1975

  • European Paintings: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1975: 88, repro., as Harling Gate, near Norwich.

1978

  • Goldberg, Norman L. John Crome the Elder. 2 vols. Oxford, 1978: 1:94-95, 213; 2:pls. 85-86.

1985

  • European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 108, repro., as Harling Gate, near Norwich by Follower of John Crome.

1992

  • Hayes, John. British Paintings of the Sixteenth through Nineteenth Centuries. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, D.C., 1992: 180-183, repro. 181.

Wikidata ID

Q20185695

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