Midday
- Artist: Raymond Coxon
- Date: (circa) 1927
- Medium: oil on canvas
- Museum: The Courtauld Gallery
- Collection record: The Courtauld Gallery website
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About this artwork
This is “Midday” by Raymond Coxon, an oil on canvas dated around 1927. The piece captures a quiet noon scene, with soft, warm light filtering through the brushwork to create a gentle, contemplative atmosphere. Coxon’s technique is both precise and fluid, allowing the colors to mingle in subtle gradations that mimic the fleeting quality of daylight. The canvas size invites close inspection, revealing detailed textures in the foliage and nuanced shadows that suggest a moment caught in time. Painted in the late 1920s, a period of artistic reflection after the war, the work emphasizes ordinary, everyday scenes with a calm, almost meditative tone. “Midday” encourages viewers to pause and notice how light interacts with the landscape, offering a serene, immersive experience.
See it in person
Midday hangs in The Courtauld Gallery at Somerset House, London. Point your phone at any artwork there and audioguide.london plays a free audio guide in six languages — no app download needed.
