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Barn at Cherington Gloucestershire
Bequeathed by the artist 1946
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<p>Rothenstein first rented a cottage at Oakridge Lynch, Gloucestershire in 1912, while making a series of portrait drawings of Rabindranath Tagore. Later that year he discovered an old farmhouse at Far Oakridge, near Stroud, overlooking the Golden Valley. Iles Farm was at that time inhabited by a labourer's family and in need of repair. The Rothensteins purchased it together with fifty-five acres of woodland for 631300. They renovated the house and settled there, keeping a house in the area until the artist's death. Rothenstein's work was especially prolific during his early years there, when he made many pictures of the farm and neighbouring villages: 'In the changing drama of the year I found constant inspiration. In London, when no model came, I would feel at a loss; not so in the country, and the Cotswold buildings are especially paintable. Stone buildings always move me - austere in grey weather, pale, livid even, against a stormy sky, they are warm and sparkling in the sunlight.' (Rothenstein, II, p.274.) In 1927 he bought another cottage, Winstons, also in Far Oakridge, which he rented out while he was working in London. He rediscovered the area as a source of inspiration when he began using the cottage for weekends in the early 1930s: 'I continued to paint farms and barns. I wandered again through the quiet valleys in which lovely villages were hidden.' (Rothenstein, II, p.374.)This picture and a version of the same subject in gouache were exhibited at the Leicester Galleries, London, in October 1938. This work was also exhibited at Bradford City Art Gallery as part of the 1951 Festival of Britain.<strong>Further reading:</strong>William Rothenstein, <em>Men and Memories</em>, II, London 1932, pp.272-9, 374Robert Speaight, <em>William Rothenstein: The Portrait of an Artist in his Time</em>, London 1962, pp.265-6, 282-3, 379-80Terry RiggsJanuary 1998</p>
painting oil paint canvas
15 June 2005 – 4 September 2005
2005-09-04
15 June 2005 – 4 September 2005
2005-09-04
2005-06-15
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2005-06-15
A Picture of Britain
Exhibition
1 December 2007 – 15 June 2008
2008-06-15
1 December 2007 – 24 March 2008
2008-03-24
2007-12-01
National Library of Wales (Aberystwyth, UK)
http://www.llgc.org.uk
19 April 2008 – 1 June 2008
2008-06-01
2008-04-19
Royal Cambrian Academy (Conwy, UK)
26 July 2008 – 9 November 2008
2008-11-09
2008-07-26
Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales (Cardiff, UK)
13 December 2008 – 15 February 2009
2009-02-15
2008-12-13
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery (Swansea, UK)
2007-12-01
Winifred Coombe Tennant: A Life through Art
Loan-out
Barn at Cherington, Gloucestershire
support: 610 × 749 mm
frame: 815 × 939 × 111 mm
Bequeathed by the artist 1946
<p>Rothenstein first rented a cottage at Oakridge Lynch, Gloucestershire in 1912, while
making a series of <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/p/portrait" title="Glossary definition for 'Portrait'"><span>portrait</span></a> <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/d/drawing" title="Glossary definition for 'Drawing'"><span>drawings</span></a> of Rabindranath Tagore. Later that year he discovered an old farmhouse at Far Oakridge, near Stroud, overlooking the Golden Valley. Iles Farm was at that time inhabited by a labourer's family and in need of repair.
The Rothensteins purchased it together with fifty-five acres of woodland for 631300. They renovated the house and settled there, keeping a house in the area until the artist's death. Rothenstein's work was especially prolific during his early years
there, when he made many pictures of the farm and neighbouring villages: 'In the changing drama of the year I found constant inspiration. In London, when no model came, I would feel at a loss; not so in the country, and the Cotswold buildings are
especially paintable. Stone buildings always move me - austere in grey weather, pale, livid even, against a stormy sky, they are warm and sparkling in the sunlight.' (Rothenstein, II, p.274.) In 1927 he bought another cottage, Winstons, also in Far
Oakridge, which he rented out while he was working in London. He rediscovered the area as a source of inspiration when he began using the cottage for weekends in the early 1930s: 'I continued to paint farms and barns. I wandered again through the quiet
valleys in which lovely villages were hidden.' (Rothenstein, II, p.374.)</p><p>This picture and a version of the same subject in <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/g/gouache" title="Glossary definition for 'Gouache'"><span>gouache</span></a> were exhibited at the Leicester Galleries, London, in October 1938. This work was also exhibited at Bradford City Art
Gallery as part of the 1951 Festival of Britain.</p><p><strong>Further reading:</strong><br/>William Rothenstein, <em>Men and Memories</em>, II, London 1932, pp.272-9, 374<br/>Robert Speaight, <em>William Rothenstein: The Portrait of an Artist in his
Time</em>, London 1962, pp.265-6, 282-3, 379-80</p><p>Terry Riggs<br/>January 1998<!-- end text --></p>
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<p><b>N05664</b> BARN AT CHERINGTON, GLOUCESTERSHIRE 1935</p>
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<p>Not inscribed.
<br/>Canvas, 24×29 1/2 (61×71); the canvas has been restretched and the painted surface extended 1 (2·5) above and  3/4 (2) on the left.
<br/>Bequeathed by the artist 1946.
<br/><i>Exh:</i> Agnew, March–April 1935 (4), as ‘The Old Barn at Cherington’; Leicester Galleries, October 1938 (28), and provincial tour; Tate Gallery, May–June 1950 (56).
<br/><i>Repr:</i> Anthony Bertram, <i>A Century of British Painting, 1851–1951</i>, 1951, pl.49.</p>
<p>Painted near the artist's home in Gloucestershire. A version of the same subject in <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/g/gouache" title="Glossary definition for 'Gouache'"><span>gouache</span></a> was also exhibited at the Leicester Galleries, October 1938 (5).</p>
<p><b>Published in:</b>
<br/>Mary Chamot, Dennis Farr and Martin Butlin, <i>The Modern British Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture</i>, London 1964, II
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Catalogue entry
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agricultural architecture barn Cherington England England, Southern England, South West farm gate Gloucestershire path places sunshine townscapes / man-made features UK cities, towns and villages UK counties UK countries and regions wall weather