John Absolon (1815 - 1895) British
Harvest Time
Watercolours, signed
A panoramic autumnal rural landscape scene with figures carrying the harvest from the fields while the children enjoying the sunshine.
John Absolon was a landscape and figure painter in oil and watercolour. He studied art at The British Museum and began his career as a portrait artist and scene painter at Covent Garden.
He first exhibited at Suffolk Street in 1832. Then he went to Paris and upon his return was elected to The New Society of Painters and Watercolours. Examples of his work are held by The British Museum and The V&A Museum.
