Edward Robert Hughes Oil Painting Art Reproduction Canvas

Edward Robert Hughes (1851 – 1914) is a well known English painter who worked in a style influenced by Pre-Raphaelitism painting and Aestheticism. Some of his best known works are Midsummer Eve and Night With Her Train of Stars. Hughes was the nephew of Arthur Hughes. He often used watercolour/gouache. He was elected ARWS in 1891 and chose as his diploma work for election to full membership a mystical piece inspired by a verse by Christina Rossetti's "Amor Mundi". Technically Hughes experimented with ambitious techniques. He was a perfectionist who did numerous studies which in their own right turned out to be good enough for exhibition.

English painter Robert Edward Hughes is considered a Pre-Raphaelite although he had a flair for symbolism. Meticulous in detail, his watercolor landscapes displayed Pre-Raphaelite techniques that showcased literary themes including nude female subjects with long tresses, a trait which leaned towards symbolism.

Robert Edward Hughes Oil Painting delved into literature and poetry and transformed enchanting text into magnificent illustrations and paintings such as ‘The Lady of Shalott’ (1906); whose laborious undertaking took years to complete. As the artist’s sight began to fail, he needed the help of an astute assistant to capture his vision. This portrayal of a tragic love, derived from the poet Tennyson, features a woman imprisoned in a tower, cursed to never find love. She escapes her prison to find Sir Lancelot, but dies before reaching Camelot. Midsummer Eve (1908) is yet another literary Edward Robert Hughes painting that continues to be one of the most popular paintings ever created by this artist.