James Holland (painter)

The Grand Canal in Venice, Tate Gallery (not in the exhibition)

James Holland (born October 18, 1799 in Burslem , Staffordshire , England , United Kingdom , † December 12, 1870 in London , England, United Kingdom) was a British painter and illustrator whose main focus was painting of flowers , landscapes , buildings and marine and Book illustrations were. Although his preferred medium was watercolors , he was also proficient with oil paints .

Life

James Holland was born on October 18, 1799 in Burslem, Staffordshire, England. His father and other family members worked in nearby Longport for the pottery manufacturer Davenport Pottery , which was founded in 1785 by John Davenport and continued from 1830 by his sons William and Henry . Holland himself worked here for seven years from the age of thirteen, painting ceramics and porcelain with flowers. In 1819 Holland moved to London, where on the one hand he continued to work for pottery manufacturers, painting ceramics and porcelain for them, and on the other hand working as a drawing teacher for motifs from architecture, the navy and landscapes. His first independent exhibition was Holland in 1824 at the Royal Academy of Arts , where his painting London from Blackheath ( London Blackheath ) had been issued already 1823rd In 1830 he made his first study trip and visited France to study and paint its architecture. From 1835 to 1843 Holland was a member of the Society of Painters in Water-colors . He left the society of his own accord and moved to the Royal Society of British Artists . One of the most important occupations in Holland was illustration for annuals of the time. In 1836 he traveled to Venice , Milan , Geneva and Paris to study for them . A trip to Portugal followed in 1837 . The pictures that were taken were published in The Tourist in Portugal . Two years later, Holland exhibited one of his paintings from Lisbon at the Royal Academy of Arts. In 1845 he traveled to Rotterdam and in 1847 again to Portugal. He left the Royal Society of British Artists in 1848. Two years later he visited Normandy and North Wales . In 1851 Holland traveled again to Geneva. From 1856 to 1858, Holland was a full member of the Society of Painters in Water-colors, which he rejoined in 1856. At this time he went on a study trip to Venice. Holland exhibited for the last time in 1857. He died in London on December 12, 1870 at the age of 71.

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In addition to his numerous contributions to the Society of Painters in Watercolors, Holland exhibited 32 paintings at the Royal Academy, 91 at the British Institution and 108 at the Royal Society of British Artists. Although Holland is mostly classified as a watercolor painter, he was an equally gifted artist with oil paints. He is considered to be one of the most talented painters in color that the English School has produced, which is proven above all by his pictures of Venice, which were only very much in demand posthumously. The entire work of Holland is incredibly complex. He painted landscapes as well as buildings, people as well as flowers. Often he worked with pencil, which he then with paint and sometimes painted over ink, such as The Merchant of Venice on the Rialto Bridge ( The Merchant of Venice at the Rialto Bridge ), which through the use of the ink despite the bright primary Tenors strong Contrast effect is given. Holland also mixed different painting techniques every now and then - for example the combination of watercolor, gouache and pencil in The Gondola, Venice, with Santa Maria della Salute in the Distance, 1865 ( Die Gondel, Venice, with Santa Maria della Salute in the distance, 1865 ) and St. George's, Venice, c.1860 ( St Georgs, Venice, c. 1860 ). For The Steps of the Palazzo Foscari, Venice, 1844 ( The steps of the Palazzo Foscari, Venice, 1844 ) used Holland even four different materials for painting: pencil, ink , gouache and watercolor. But Holland did not only master landscape and city painting. After all, he had begun by painting flowers and so also painted scientific illustrations as A Rose ( a rose ) and still lifes such as Roses, Poppy and Pelargonia ( roses, poppies and geraniums ). In addition, Holland saw itself on the representation of people like The Langford Family In Their Drawing Room, 1841 ( The family Langford in her salon, 1841 ) proves.

Web links

Commons : James Holland (artist)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• James Holland on tate.org.uk
• James Holland on artvictorian.com