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Thomas Gainsborough Lithograph Print Landscape w/Cattle

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Thomas Gainsborough Lithograph Print Landscape w/Cattle
Artist: Thomas GainsboroughTitle: Landscape with CattleOriginal in National Gallery- London, EnglandMedium: Lithograph print on paperImage size: 15 3/4" x 11 3/4"Sheet size: 20 1/4" x 15 1/2"Condition: ExcellentBiography:Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788) was noted for the speed with which he applied his paint, and he worked more from his observations of nature (and of human nature) than from any application of formal academic rules. The poetic sensibility of his paintings caused Constable to say, "On looking at them, we find tears in our eyes and know not what brings them." He himself said, "I'm sick of portraits, and wish very much to take my viol-da-gam and walk off to some sweet village, where I can paint landskips (sic) and enjoy the fag end of life in quietness and ease." This likeness of landscapes is shown in the way he merged the figures of the portraits with the scenes behind them. His later work was characterised by a light palette and easy, economical strokes