Oil paint on canvas
Tate Collection
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<a href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/george-mason-373" aria-label="More by George Mason" data-gtm-name="header_link_artist" data-gtm-destination="page--artist">George Mason</a>
Harvest Moon
Bequeathed by Lord Faringdon 1934
adults
agriculture and fishing
agriculture, gardening & fishing
animals: mammals
architecture
astronomy
autumn
couple
dog - non-specific
farmland
fence
group
groups
harvesting
landscape
man
moon
night
objects
people
scythe
seasons
sex and relationships
sheaf
society
times of the day
townscapes / man-made features
woman
work and occupations
<p>From 1845-1858 Mason was based in Italy where he developed a close friendship with the Italian landscape painter and patriotic revolutionary Giovanni Costa. Together they developed a method which they called ‘the Etruscan’, which involved preparing a picture in monochrome before laying on the final colour. Following his return to Britain Mason became known for his idyllic landscapes as seen in this harvesting scene. Fluid brushwork and rich colouring emphasise the sheer beauty of the pastoral scene, while suppressing the sense of back-breaking work that was the reality of harvest time.</p><p><em>Gallery label, November 2016</em></p>
painting oil paint canvas
8 August 2005 – 4 October 2010
2010-10-04
8 August 2005 – 4 October 2010
2010-10-04
2005-08-08
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2005-08-08
Victorian Spectacle
Collection based display
7 August 2014 – 24 July 2022
2022-07-24
7 August 2014
2014-08-07
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2014-08-07
Gallery 9
Collection based display
The Harvest Moon
support: 864 × 2311 mm
Bequeathed by Lord Faringdon 1934
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<p>From 1845-1858 Mason was based in Italy where he developed a close friendship with the Italian landscape painter and patriotic revolutionary Giovanni Costa. Together they developed a method which they called ‘the Etruscan’, which involved preparing a picture in monochrome before laying on the final colour. Following his return to Britain Mason became known for his idyllic landscapes as seen in this harvesting scene. Fluid brushwork and rich colouring emphasise the sheer beauty of the pastoral scene, while suppressing the sense of back-breaking work that was the reality of harvest time.</p>
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adults agriculture and fishing agriculture, gardening & fishing animals: mammals architecture astronomy autumn couple dog - non-specific farmland fence group groups harvesting landscape man moon night objects people scythe seasons sex and relationships sheaf society times of the day townscapes / man-made features woman work and occupations