The Method of John Atkinson Grimshaw’s Moonlight Paintings II

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  • ジョン・アトキンソン・グリムショーの夜景絵画における描画法II
  • —Characteristics of the Works after 1870’s—
  • ―1870年代以降の作品に見られる特徴―

Abstract

<p>The purpose of this analysis of the works of John Atkinson Grimshaw, a British artist of the 19th century, is to clarify the method of his moonlight paintings so that we may make better use of his techniques for our own oil paintings of night views. This paper focuses on works of the 1870’s as the second part, and the content is based on examination of his works and catalogues. His moonlight painting style changed to a more emotional one with soft tones in the 70’s. This analysis of Grimshaw’s methods shows the importance of applying a gray tonal scheme using complementary colors, the appropriate use of undercoats in white and brown depending on composition. In general, Grimshaw’s method emphasizes the importance of layering oil paint. As a remarkable example, this paper focused on “Manchester”, the work that was painted on top of a black-and-white landscape photograph. The author painted a production based on their analysis and verified his techniques. As a result of this study, we were able to confirm the effect of the hard matière of the painting medium composed mainly of copal varnish that Grimshaw is said to have used, and the effect of the brown line.</p>

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  • CRID
    1390581148794667008
  • DOI
    10.19008/uaesj.55.97
  • ISSN
    21893586
    24332038
  • Text Lang
    ja
  • Data Source
    • JaLC
  • Abstract License Flag
    Disallowed

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