Carel Weight

1908-1997
Carel Weight

 Irish Cottage is an astute observation of a rural farming community and the working houses which serve the farms. There is a partially obscured couple in the foreground wearing country attire, Carel Weight is quoted as saying: Even when I paint a landscape out of doors, and I say I’m not going to put any figures in; when I get back to the studio I always paint in figures; it would be too lonely without people.

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Irish Cottage, c.1977

oil on board
H:39cm W:54cm
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