About this artwork
Wind strips the slender birch tree of its leaves, rain falls in the distant valley and a small figure ploughing the field battles, both against the elements and the steep terrain. William Hackstoun has concentrated on the effects of weather on the landscape. His highly stylised views were painted in his studio but were largely based on the countryside in Fife and Perthshire.
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artist:William Hackstoun (1855 - 1921) Scottish
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title:Landscape with Ploughman and Other Figures
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date created:Dated 1889
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materials:Watercolour over pencil on paper
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measurements:33.30 x 48.10 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Purchased 1940
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accession number:D 4081
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William Hackstoun
William Hackstoun
William Hackstoun was born in Balbreakie in Fife. He first trained as an architect in Glasgow then studied music in London and Italy. Hackstoun flirted with an operatic career before finally turning his attention to painting. He was encouraged to draw by the writer and art critic John Ruskin....