The Honister Pass from Gatesgarth Farm, Gatesgarthdale, Lake District

Edward Dayes British

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The Lake District inspired some of Dayes's finest work, and lively washes are here applied in a manner that influenced Thomas Girtin, the artist's most notable pupil. When Girtin and J. M. W. Turner toured Britain in the 1790s, they worked in a style learned from Dayes, whose important role in developing watercolor's potential is little recognized. Here, he uses strong framing elements and enhances the scene with distinct local details. A late 18th century taste for picturesque roughness is heightened by the steeply falling terrain and swiftly moving clouds to add drama and immediacy.

The Honister Pass from Gatesgarth Farm, Gatesgarthdale, Lake District, Edward Dayes (British, London 1763–1804 London), Watercolour over graphite, heightened with reductive techniques

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