At the Park Gate

John Atkinson Grimshaw was an English Victorian-era artist known for his nocturnal scenes of urban landscapes. Grimshaw’s passion for realism stemmed from his interest in photography. He often used a camera obscura or lenses to project scenes onto a canvas enabling him to create perfect perspective. ‘At the Park Gate’ is one of Grimshaw’s many night-time scenes where he focused on the light created by the moon.