Chapter 4 · Modern Society
British Painters
Source: Handbook p.79
Key British painters:
• Thomas Gainsborough (18th century) — portraits and landscapes, 'Mr and Mrs Andrews'
• John Constable — landscapes, especially The Hay Wain
• JMW Turner — landscape and seascape painter, known for dramatic use of light. The Turner Prize is named after him.
• L.S. Lowry — industrial landscapes of northern England ('matchstick' figures)
• David Hockney — contemporary artist, known for his California paintings and Yorkshire landscapes
• Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth — famous sculptors
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