The paintings he made during his trip to Italy in 1826 were the pinnacle of his art. He influenced the artists with the sensitivity, vitality, freshness, and understanding of depiction that does not comply with the rules he brought to landscape painting.
(1802-1828) English painter. He influenced 19th-century landscape painting with the new technique he developed. He was born in the town of Arnold, near Nottingham. His family emigrated to Calais in 1817. Here Bonington had the opportunity to work with the watercolorist Louis Francia (1772-1839). He went to Paris in 1820, entered the workshop of Baron Gros, who liked his watercolors very much at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and became friends with Delacroix. In 1824, he won a gold medal with the famous artist Constable at the annual Salon Exhibition, which he attended for the second time. He returned to London in 1825, accompanying Delacroix, who was visiting the city at the time. In 1826, he made a year-long research in Italy's art centers such as Venice, Milan, Verona, Bologna, and Florence. He died of tuberculosis in London at the age of twenty-six.
Richard Parkes Bonington (25 October 1802 – 23 September 1828) was an English Romantic landscape painter, who moved to France at the age of 14 and can also be considered as a French artist, and an intermediary bringing aspects of English style to France. Becoming, after his early death, one of the most influential British artists of his time, the facility of his style was inspired by the old masters, yet was entirely modern in its application. His landscapes were mostly of coastal scenes, with a low horizon and large sky, showing a brilliant handling of light and atmosphere. He also painted small historical cabinet paintings in a freely-handled version of the troubadour style.
Bonington continues the English watercolor tradition with his busy brush and vivid colors in his early paintings. In particular, his fine workmanship, the importance he attaches to the depiction of light, and his handling of pictorial elements independently of the subject are his contributions to landscape painting.
Bonington started oil painting in 1824. In these works, the influence of Constable, especially Delacroix, is felt from time to time. These works, which are based on the determination of the temporary impressions of nature under any light with a quick brushwork, are considered the heralds of Impressionism.
Bonington is one of the typical English Romantics. He had a great admiration for Sir Walter Scott and tried to reflect the romantic elements he took from his books in his paintings.
The paintings he made during his trip to Italy in 1826 were the pinnacle of his art. He influenced great artists such as Corot and Turner with the sensitivity, vitality, freshness, and understanding of description that does not comply with the rules he brought to landscape painting.