José María Velasco : A View of Mexico
Delightful exhibition at the National Gallery showcasing Mexican artist Jose Maria Velasco. I hadn’t come across this 19th century artist before but having done a number of courses on landscape recently he fitted stylistically to a post Turner/Constable period and reminded me of Hudson River School work. I particularly liked his wide vistas which often combined new industry with the natural landscape. The show explained how he took a scientific interest in the world around him devising “Flora of the Valley of Mexico” , a short-lived publication for which he made precise illustrations and became a draftsman for the Museo Nacional in 1880 recording archaeological sites and geology. Closes 19 August 2025 Review Guardian