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Survey of British Landscape Painting from Turner to Hogan

publication · 2026-06-11

A DailyArt Magazine article surveys British landscape painting through seven artists spanning the 18th to 21st centuries. John Constable (1776–1837) rejected Turner's romanticism, preferring inhabited scenes like Flatford Mill (1816–1817, Tate, London). J.M.W. Turner (1775–1851) captured industrial progress in Rain, Steam, and Speed (1844, National Gallery, London). Paul Nash (1889–1946), a World War I war artist, depicted devastated landscapes such as Wire (1918, Imperial War Museum, London). Kyffin Williams (1918–2006), born in Anglesey and educated at Slade School of Fine Art, painted Above Carneddi (1985, National Library of Wales) with heavy impasto. Ethelbert White (1891–1972), a wood engraver and painter, lived in a caravan in southern England and created The Forest (1932, Leicester Galleries). Alan Harris (b. 1954), a London-born painter and sculptor based in Newcastle, made Countryside (1990s, Saatchi Art). Terri Hogan, a contemporary artist, produced Cape Cornwall II (2017), emphasizing the sea's permanence. The article discusses landscape painting criteria (land and sky, wide-angle views) and emotional resonance.

Key facts

  • John Constable (1776–1837) painted Flatford Mill (1816–1817), held at Tate, London.
  • J.M.W. Turner (1775–1851) created Rain, Steam, and Speed (1844) at National Gallery, London.
  • Paul Nash (1889–1946) served as a World War I war artist and painted Wire (1918) at Imperial War Museum, London.
  • Kyffin Williams (1918–2006), born in Anglesey, studied at Slade School of Fine Art and painted Above Carneddi (1985) at National Library of Wales.
  • Ethelbert White (1891–1972) studied at St. John's Wood School of Art and created The Forest (1932) at Leicester Galleries.
  • Alan Harris (b. 1954) was born in London, lives in Newcastle, and painted Countryside (1990s) at Saatchi Art.
  • Terri Hogan painted Cape Cornwall II (2017), focusing on the sea.
  • Landscape paintings require land and sky, often using wide-angle views.

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Locations

  • United Kingdom
  • England
  • London
  • Anglesey
  • Wales
  • Patagonia
  • Newcastle
  • Suffolk
  • Hampstead
  • Amberley
  • Sussex
  • Wiltshire
  • Ypres
  • Western Front
  • Cape Cornwall

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