We have now finished our review of the large group of works by Turner’s contemporaries which was included in Messrs. Agnew’s exhibition. But, as I have said before, there were also a few drawings by later artists—by H. G. Hine (1811-1895), E. M. Wimperis (1835-1900) and Thomas Collier (1840-1890). It was probably a mere accident that these three artists belonged to the Institute of Painters in Water-Colours (now the Royal Institute), while nearly all the leading artists in the group of Turner’s contemporaries belonged to the “Old” Water-Colour Society. There is little evidence of Turner’s influence in the works of Wimperis and Collier. It would be more accurate to describe these artists as the successors of De Wint than of Turner. They carried on the De Wint tradition of healthy realism and freely handled washes with great success; yet each artist preserves his individuality, and their works are steadily increasing in value. The fine drawing of Beeston Castle by Collier ([Plate XLIV]) is an excellent specimen of his spirited and truthful work.
NOTE
The Numbers given after the titles of the Illustrations refer to the Catalogue of Messrs. Agnew’s Exhibition which will be found at the end of the Volume.
PLATE I
OLD ABBEY, EVESHAM.
BY J. M. W. TURNER, R.A. (139)
(In the possession of C. Morland Agnew, Esq.)
PLATE II
