A Cart with Two Horses near a Windmill
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David Cox’s drawing titled "A Cart with Two Horses near a Windmill" captures a serene pastoral moment depicted in a soft, delicate style typical of Cox's work. The focal point of the composition is a traditional wooden cart, modestly laden, and pulled by two sturdy horses. A figure, presumably the carter, maneuvers the cart across a landscape that balances both human activity and natural elements.The background of the piece is marked by a gracefully rendered windmill. Its sails, though lightly sketched, command the sky and suggest a gentle movement, which Cox subtly harmonizes with the overlying clouds. The windmill, a timeless symbol of rural industry, stands adjacent to what appears to be the ruins of a small building or a distant structure, adding an element of depth and historical intrigue to the scene.Cox's use of chalk allows for a range of textures, from the soft diffusion of the skies to the harder, more defined lines of the windmill and figures, which provides a tactile contrast within the scene. This sketch, while minimalist, conveys a sense of daily rural life where human endeavor and natural landscape coexist quietly.
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David Cox (29 April 1783 – 7 June 1859) was an English landscape painter, one of the most important members of the Birmingham School of landscape artists and an early precursor of Impressionism.
He is considered one of the greatest English landscape painters, and a major figure of the Golden age of English watercolour.
Although most popularly known for his works in watercolour, he also painted over 300 works in oil towards the end of his career, now considered "one of the greatest, but least recognised, achievements of any British painter."
His son, known as David Cox the Younger (1809–1885), was also a successful artist.