About this artwork
In 1878, Melville made his debut at the Royal Academy in London with A Cabbage Garden. This pioneering composition is believed to have inspired Guthrie’s A Hind’s Daughter of 1883. Melville’s painting also illustrates his awareness of other artistic groups in Europe such as the Barbizon and Hague school artists. The sale of Melville’s picture to the Lasswade paper manufacturer James Hunter Annandale partially financed the artist’s studies in Paris from 1878 to 1880.
Updated before 2020
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artist:Arthur Melville (1855 - 1904) Scottish
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title:A Cabbage Garden
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date created:1877
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materials:Oil on canvas
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measurements:45.50 x 30.50 cm; Framed: 68.00 x 52.80 x 9.10 cm / 8.00 kg
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credit line:Purchased by private treaty sale with the assistance of Art Fund, 2007
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accession number:NG 2822
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Arthur Melville
Arthur Melville
Melville's travels in Europe and the Middle East inspired his vibrant paintings in oil and watercolour. He developed a distinctive technique of watercolour painting, described as 'blottesque', using dabs of pigment on wet paper and blotting them with a sponge. Melville, born in Angus, studied...