George Spencer WatsonR.O.I., R.P., A.R.A., R.A. (8 March 1869, London - 11 April 1934, London) was an English portrait artist of the late romantic school who sometimes worked in the style of the Italian Renaissance. He studied at the RA Schools from 1889, exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1891. He won Royal Academy Schools Silver Medals in 1889 and 1891, and the Landseer Scholarship in 1892. He was elected R.O.I. in 1900, R.P. in 1904, A.R.A. in 1923, and a Member of the Royal Academy (R.A.) in 1932. He married Hilda, a dancer and mime artist, and follower of the actor Edward Gordon Craig. They had a daughter, Mary Spencer Watson (1913 - 2006), who became a sculptor. In 1923 he bought Dunshay Manor in the hills of the Isle of Purbeck, after already have spent holidays in Swanage. He died in London and a memorial exhibition was held at the Fine Art Society in the same year. There is a memorial to him in the north vestibule of St James's Church, Piccadilly, London. Some of his works are held at Tate Britain, the Harris Art Gallery, Preston and collections in Bournemouth, Liverpool, Plymouth and the National Gallery of Canada. Born in London, Watson studied at the Royal Academy from 1889; he exhibited there from 1891 and also at the Paris salon. Retrospective exhibitions were held at the Galerie Heinemann, Munich in 1912, and at the Fine Art Society in 1914. His work A Lady in Black (1922) is owned by the Tate Collection. | |||
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Portrait of Hilda Spencer Watson Pintura Identificación:: 82203 Vea nuestra galería en Suecia |
Portrait of Hilda Spencer Watson Date 20th century Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 106.7 x 91.5 cm (42 x 36 in) cjr Date_20th_century _ Medium_Oil_on_canvas _ Dimensions_106.7_x_91.5_cm_(42_x_36_in) _ cjr |
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The saddlers daughter Pintura Identificación:: 84340 Vea nuestra galería en Suecia |
The saddlers daughter Oil on canvas Dimensions 91.4 x 71.1 cm cyf Oil_on_canvas _ Dimensions_91.4_x_71.1_cm _ cyf |
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Portrait of Hilda Spencer Watson Pintura Identificación:: 85857 Vea nuestra galería en Suecia |
Portrait of Hilda Spencer Watson Oil on canvas Dimensions 106.7 x 91.5 cm (42 x 36 in) cyf Oil_on_canvas _ Dimensions_106.7_x_91.5_cm_(42_x_36_in) _ cyf |
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Thomas Gibson Bowles Pintura Identificación:: 97276 Vea nuestra galería en Suecia |
Thomas Gibson Bowles oil on canvas 142 x 91.7 cm cyf oil_on_canvas 142_x_91.7_cm cyf |
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| R.O.I., R.P., A.R.A., R.A. (8 March 1869, London - 11 April 1934, London) was an English portrait artist of the late romantic school who sometimes worked in the style of the Italian Renaissance. He studied at the RA Schools from 1889, exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1891. He won Royal Academy Schools Silver Medals in 1889 and 1891, and the Landseer Scholarship in 1892. He was elected R.O.I. in 1900, R.P. in 1904, A.R.A. in 1923, and a Member of the Royal Academy (R.A.) in 1932. He married Hilda, a dancer and mime artist, and follower of the actor Edward Gordon Craig. They had a daughter, Mary Spencer Watson (1913 - 2006), who became a sculptor. In 1923 he bought Dunshay Manor in the hills of the Isle of Purbeck, after already have spent holidays in Swanage. He died in London and a memorial exhibition was held at the Fine Art Society in the same year. There is a memorial to him in the north vestibule of St James's Church, Piccadilly, London. Some of his works are held at Tate Britain, the Harris Art Gallery, Preston and collections in Bournemouth, Liverpool, Plymouth and the National Gallery of Canada. Born in London, Watson studied at the Royal Academy from 1889; he exhibited there from 1891 and also at the Paris salon. Retrospective exhibitions were held at the Galerie Heinemann, Munich in 1912, and at the Fine Art Society in 1914. His work A Lady in Black (1922) is owned by the Tate Collection. | ||||||||||
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