Chris Beetles Gallery

The Road to the Farm

Alfred Parsons (1847-1920)

Price

£1,450

Signed

Signed and dated 1881
Signed, inscribed with title and 'meadows by the Kennet – A sunny afternoon in early autumn' below mount

Medium

Ink

Dimensions

5 ½ x 9 ¼ inches

Exhibited

Preliminary drawing for 'The Road to the Farm', Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, London, 1881, no 301;
'Chris Beetles Summer Show 2025', Chris Beetles Gallery, London, June-September 2025, no 63

This preliminary drawing in ink for the much larger oil painting is characteristic of Alfred Parson’s working process. From his detailed outlines, you see the development of light and depth.

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