Thomas Cooper Gotch - Alleluia

1896

oil on canvas

Tate Gallery

I don't know Gotch's work well enough to know if this is a larger version of this
(notice the slightly different spelling)

http://www.artnet.com/Artists/LotDetailPage.aspx?lot_id=5B7CB0E22BEE5D90

or the other way round.

After a visit to Florence (1891-2) his paintings were completely changed from those rather typical of the Newlyn School to very colourful, symbolic paintings often based around the theme of childhood, often featuring his daughter Phyllis and her friends.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Cooper_Gotch

He is considered one of the later Pre-Raphaelites for his style but inmany ways he is also a Symbolist.

There are a lot of his works here in Kettering:

http://www.culture24.org.uk/em000059