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Poringland Oak
Purchased 1910
adults
bathing / swimming
Britain - oak tree
child
children
countries
East Anglia
England
England, East
figure
figure
landscape
leisure and pastimes
Norfolk
nudes
oak
people
places
pool
Poringland
recreational activities
symbols and personifications
UK cities, towns and villages
UK counties
UK countries and regions
water: inland
wooded
<p>Crome spent much of his life in Norfolk, drawing inspiration from the surrounding countryside. Here he depicts the open heath at Poringland. His painting centres on a large oak tree that would have been familiar to local viewers. The warm glow of the setting sun and the carefree bathers give the scene an idyllic feeling. Crome may have painted this for nostalgic reasons, as by 1819 the Poringland heath had been enclosed for over a decade.</p><p><em>Gallery label, October 2019</em></p>
painting oil paint canvas
19 August 2002 – 27 April 2003
2003-04-27
19 August 2002 – 27 April 2003
2003-04-27
2002-08-19
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2002-08-19
Outdoor Sketching
Collection based display
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
11 July 2005 – 18 November 2007
2007-11-18
11 July 2005 – 18 November 2007
2007-11-18
2005-07-11
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2005-07-11
The British Landscape
Collection based display
1 April 2012 – 31 August 2013
2013-08-31
1 April 2012 – 31 August 2013
2013-08-31
2012-04-01
Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery (Norwich, UK)
http://www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk
2012-04-01
Turner and Crome
Loan-out
14 September 2013 – 24 February 2014
2014-02-24
14 September 2013 – 24 February 2014
2014-02-24
2013-09-14
Sainsbury Centre for the Visual Arts (Norwich, UK)
2013-09-14
Masterpieces: Art and East Anglia
Loan-out
29 July 2019 – 3 November 2019
2019-11-03
29 July 2019 – 3 November 2019
2019-11-03
2019-07-29
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2019-07-29
1819 Spotlight
Collection based display
23 April 2021 – 5 September 2021
2021-09-05
23 April 2021 – 5 September 2021
2021-09-05
2021-04-23
Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery (Norwich, UK)
http://www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk
2021-04-23
A Passion for Landscape: Rediscovering John Crome
Loan-out
The Poringland Oak
support: 1251 × 1003 mm
frame: 1670 × 1412 × 176 mm
Purchased 1910
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<p>Crome spent much of his life in Norfolk, drawing inspiration from the surrounding countryside. Here he depicts the open heath at Poringland. His painting centres on a large oak tree that would have been familiar to local viewers. The warm glow of the setting sun and the carefree bathers give the scene an idyllic feeling. Crome may have painted this for nostalgic reasons, as by 1819 the Poringland heath had been enclosed for over a decade.</p>
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adults bathing / swimming Britain - oak tree child children countries East Anglia England England, East figure figure landscape leisure and pastimes Norfolk nudes oak people places pool Poringland recreational activities symbols and personifications UK cities, towns and villages UK counties UK countries and regions water: inland wooded