Stooks in a Field
Margaret L. R. Tudor (Turkdean, Glous. 1884 - Devon 1969)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1900 - 1969 (died)
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
345 x 460 mm
Order this imageCollection
A La Ronde, Devon
NT 1313517
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Stooks in a Field by Margaret L. R. Tudor (1884 -1969), signed: M L R Tudor, early-mid 20th century. A view across a cornfield after the harvest where corn stooks are propped together in pyramids. The sky is overcast and cloudy. The paint is thickly applied and the foreground stubble is realised in a series of bold strokes.
Provenance
Purchased by the National Trust with the house and gardens from Mrs Ursula Tudor Perkins with the help of a grant from the NHMF in 1990
Marks and inscriptions
Lower left: M L R Tudor Verso: fragment of a label
Makers and roles
Margaret L. R. Tudor (Turkdean, Glous. 1884 - Devon 1969), artist