Ines Johnson, Self-Portrait

Ines Johnson, Self-PortraitThis early 20th century self portrait by Ines Octavia Hawkins Johnson (1890 1973) captures the spirit of this formidable, yet unassuming, female artist. Its difficult to remark upon the career of Ines Johnson without first considering the preconceptions of the world she worked within. During the early 20th century, despite the fact that women had been producing extraordinary art for centuries, it was still significantly harder for a woman to achieve

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This beautiful late 19th-century oil painting by Danish artist Johannes Boesen (1847-1916) depicts a rural view with lake and distant hills

locals refer to those who are “touched by the Tramontana (northern wind)”

where the weight rests on one leg

An expansive breathtaking view across part of the River Trent near Donnington in Leicestershire

He was a keen follower of Benjamin Williams Leader (1831-1923) and painted in a similar style

a river slips between mature trees that twist with early Autumnal hues

This draws the eye and begins our visual journey

It’s fair to say that topographical drawings were the first widely accepted form of landscape painting in Britain but today remain underrated

Carlo Dolci (1616-1686)

But he also covered a great deal of England - particularly Devonshire

it’s plausible that the artist either worked in his circle or was trained by his hand