Artworks of Thomas Gainsborough

Thomas Gainsborough (christened 14 May 1727 – 2 August 1788) was an English portrait and landscape painter. He was born the youngest son of John Gainsborough, a weaver in Suffolk, and, in 1740. Gainsborough was noted for the speed with which he applied his paint, and he worked more from his observations of nature (and of human nature) than from any application of formal academic rules. The poetic sensibility of his paintings caused Constable to say, "On looking at them, we find tears in our eyes and know not what brings them." He himself said, "I'm sick of portraits, and wish very much to take my viol-da-gam and walk off to some sweet village, where I can paint landskips (sic) and enjoy the fag end of life in quietness and ease." This likeness of landscapes is shown in the way he merged the figures of the portraits with the scenes behind them. His later work was characterised by a light palette and easy, economical strokes.

Томас Гейнсборо (1727 - 1788) – английский живописец, кисти которого принадлежат одни из самых утонченных и изысканнейших портретов. Мастер обладал редчайшим даром очень точно передавать одухотворенность и лиризм своих персонажей. В живописном наследии Гейнсборо превалируют работы в двух жанрах — портрет и пейзаж. Если портреты Гейнсборо зачастую делал на заказ, то пейзажи исполнял «для себя». Тем не менее и в портретных работах мы нередко видим использование в качестве фона видов природы. Деликатная, утонченная манера зрелого мастера словно бы предопределяла «созвучие» отстраненно-мечтательного настроения моделей портретов и состояния окружающего их пейзажа.