Haycocks and Sun (1886)

Norman Garstin

oil on panel

Tate, London, Liverpool and St Ives

Classification:

Painting

Materials:

Oil, Panel

Physical Object Description:

Inscribed ‘NORMAN GARSTIN’ bottom right.

Dimensions:

20.3 x 27 cm

Accession Number:

T03163

Credit:

Bequeathed by Alethea Garstin through the Contemporary Art Society, 1980

Scheme:

Norman Garstin Bequest

Ownership history:

Alethea Garstin, (1894-1978), the artist's daughter; by whom bequeathed to the Contemporary Art Society; presented to Tate, 1980

Relationship:

Tate, London, Liverpool and St Ives Alethea Garstin

Subject:

Haycock, Harvest, Landscape

The Irish-born Garstin settled in Newlyn, Cornwall in 1886 from when this painting was made. It was painted in the open air at twilight on a summer’s evening. He had originally trained as an engineer and studied architecture and took up painting after being a diamond dealer in South Africa in the 1870s. During the 1880s Garstin trained in fine art in Antwerp and Paris where no doubt he would have come across Monet and the Impressionists whose inspiration is visible in this painting. It was bequeathed to the Contemporary Art Society by the artist’s daughter, Alethea Garstin (1894-1978), along with at least 40 other works that were presented to public galleries throughout the UK and abroad.

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