Arthur Hughes
1832-1915 British Arthur Hughes Gallery Hughes was born in London. His best-known paintings are April Love and The Long Engagement, both of which depict troubled couples contemplating the transience of love and beauty. They were inspired by John Everett Millais's earlier "couple" paintings but place far greater emphasis on the pathos of human inability to maintain the freshness of youthful feeling in comparison to the regenerative power of nature. Like Millais, Hughes also painted an Ophelia and illustrated Keats's poem The Eve of St. Agnes. Hughes's version of the latter is in the form of a secular triptych, a technique he repeated for scenes from Shakespeare's As You Like It. His works are noted for their magical, glowing colouring and delicate draughtsmanship. Hughes was in close contact with the writer George MacDonald and illustrated some of his books as well as producing numerous illustrations for Norman MacLeod's monthly magazine, Good Words. Hughes died in Kew Green, London, leaving about 700 known paintings and drawings, along with over 750 book illustrations.

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Arthur Hughes Home from Sea oil painting


Home from Sea
1856-62 Oil on canvas 50.8 x 65.1 cm (20 x 25 5/8 in) Ashmolean Museum Oxford (mk63)
Painting ID::  28380
Arthur Hughes
Home from Sea
1856-62 Oil on canvas 50.8 x 65.1 cm (20 x 25 5/8 in) Ashmolean Museum Oxford (mk63)
   
   
     

Arthur Hughes The Quest of the Holy Grail oil painting


The Quest of the Holy Grail
mk178 1870 oils on linen 113x167.6cm
Painting ID::  45942
Arthur Hughes
The Quest of the Holy Grail
mk178 1870 oils on linen 113x167.6cm
   
   
     

Arthur Hughes Enid and Geraint oil painting


Enid and Geraint
mk221 1862 Oil on canvas 26x37.5cm
Painting ID::  51798
Arthur Hughes
Enid and Geraint
mk221 1862 Oil on canvas 26x37.5cm
   
   
     

Arthur Hughes Ophelia oil painting


Ophelia
mk231 1852 Oil on canvas 68.6x123.8cm
Painting ID::  53425
Arthur Hughes
Ophelia
mk231 1852 Oil on canvas 68.6x123.8cm
   
   
     

Arthur Hughes April Love oil painting


April Love
mk231 88.9x49.5cm 1856
Painting ID::  53443
Arthur Hughes
April Love
mk231 88.9x49.5cm 1856
   
   
     

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     Arthur Hughes
     1832-1915 British Arthur Hughes Gallery Hughes was born in London. His best-known paintings are April Love and The Long Engagement, both of which depict troubled couples contemplating the transience of love and beauty. They were inspired by John Everett Millais's earlier "couple" paintings but place far greater emphasis on the pathos of human inability to maintain the freshness of youthful feeling in comparison to the regenerative power of nature. Like Millais, Hughes also painted an Ophelia and illustrated Keats's poem The Eve of St. Agnes. Hughes's version of the latter is in the form of a secular triptych, a technique he repeated for scenes from Shakespeare's As You Like It. His works are noted for their magical, glowing colouring and delicate draughtsmanship. Hughes was in close contact with the writer George MacDonald and illustrated some of his books as well as producing numerous illustrations for Norman MacLeod's monthly magazine, Good Words. Hughes died in Kew Green, London, leaving about 700 known paintings and drawings, along with over 750 book illustrations.

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