WILLIAMS, Walter
(b. 1834, Barnes, d. 1906, Richmond)

A Surrey Cornfield

1869
Oil on canvas, 61 x 107 cm
Private collection

One of the subjects that Williams painted often was cornfields. He saw cornfields as one of the finest representations of un­spoiled nature. In the present painting a hazy sunset lights the cornfield and in the background stands a castle upon a hill and an arcade connecting the nearest township. In order to show man's relationship with nature he often placed peasants in his rustic landscapes.




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