This painting of a Westmorland Farm is a rare Cumbrian subject for the artist. This painting is on loan to Tullie House.
Westmorland Farm 1949 oil on canvas by Carel Weight (1908-1997).
In high summer a partial view of Westmorland farmhouse with metal railings is framed with a tree on the right. A girl carrying two buckets walks towards the side of the farmhouse while hens peck in the grass. A man wearing a cap can be seen walking to right of composition in front of a drystone wall beyond which stands a small wooden shed. A distant hillside can be glimpsed beyond the roof of the farmhouse..
This rare Cumbrian subject for Weight was painted on a trip to Cumbria while Weight was visiting his patrons and friends the Howard Family.
Weight was born and lived in London. After studying at Hammersmith School of Art and Goldsmith's College he served in the army and was appointed offical war artist in 1944. In 1947 he began a long and successful career at the Royal College of Art, being professor of painting between 1957-1973, David Hockney being one of his most notable students.
There are these inscriptions on the exhibit:
This exhibit is currently on display. Ref CALMG : LI 000085
Private Collection, on loan to Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery
Image © 1949 the Estate of Carel Weight
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