John Atkinson Grimshaw
1836-1893 • British

Under the Leafless Trees

Signed “Atkinson Grimshaw 1880” (lower right)
Oil on canvas

Canvas: 33” high x 48” wide

I considered myself the inventor of nocturnes until I saw Grimmy's moonlight pictures.
–James McNeill Whistler

A stunning, atmospheric scene by John Atkinson Grimshaw, one of the most prestigious and influential painters of the Victorian period. The artist, renowned for his paintings of landscapes, townscapes and dockyards, usually portrayed his subjects as seen by moonlight, lamplight or dusk. The palette of inspirational hues are magnificent and the artist's meticulous attention to detail, characteristic o