Eli the Thatcher
Sir William Rothenstein 1872 - 1945
Summary
Half-length frontal portrait of an old man named Eli, an old thatcher. The subject has a long grey beard and is dressed in an tattered grey jacket. He looks towards the viewer and stands against a darkened landscape.
Display Label
Eli the Thatcher 1913 Sir William Rothenstein 1872-1945 Oil on canvas William Rothenstein was at the centre of the Edwardian art world, yet in 1912 he abruptly escaped London and moved his family to Iles Farm at Far Oakridge, in the Cotswolds. He became passionately fond of the area. Eli Gardiner was the local thatcher, admired by Rothenstein for his deep knowledge of the Bible and the natural world. Craggily painted, the portrait is of a salt-of-the-earth English character, heroic and austere. Dr Jane Walker bequest 1939.11
Object Name
Eli the Thatcher
Creators Name
Date Created
1913
Dimensions
framed: 103.4cm x 91cm
unframed: 76.5cm x 63.3cm
accession number
1939.11
Place of creation
England
Support
canvas
Medium
oil paint
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