John Atkinson Grimshaw
John Atkinson Grimshaw (born September 6, 1836 in Leeds , England , † October 31, 1893 in Leeds) was an English painter.
life and work
John Atkinson Grimshaw was the son of a police officer. He received no formal art training, but learned autodidactically using examples. In 1861 he gave up his job as a railroad worker and devoted himself entirely to painting, to the dismay of his parents, who deeply disapproved of his artistic ambitions. Grimshaw's first works were still lifes of dead birds, flowers and fruit in the style of William Henry Hunt . His first clients included members of the Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society . With increasing recognition as a painter in his hometown, Grimshaw moved in 1865 with his wife Fanny to a more posh part of the city.
From 1862 he began to exhibit his works in London and showed five paintings at the Royal Academy of Arts . Over time he developed his own style, which was reflected in his hazy city and harbor views at dusk, as well as moonlight and autumn scenes. He also painted portraits, interiors and pictures of fairies. His commercial success enabled Grimshaw to settle in Knostrop Old Hall in 1870, a mansion on the outskirts of Leeds. In the mid-1880s he briefly had a studio in London. His wife gave birth to fifteen children, six of whom reached adulthood. Two sons, Arthur and Louis, also became painters. Grimshaw died of cancer in 1893. His early paintings are signed with "JA Grimshaw", from around 1867 only with "Atkinson Grimshaw".
Spirit of the Night (1879)
Shipping on the Clyde (1881)
Boar Lane, Leeds (1881)
Blackman Street, London (1885)
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literature
- Alexander Robertson: Atkinson Grimshaw. Phaidon, Oxford 1988, ISBN 0-7148-2525-5
Web links
- Literature by and about John Atkinson Grimshaw in the catalog of the German National Library
- Picture gallery at artrenewal.org
- Family tree and further information
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Grimshaw, John Atkinson |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 6, 1836 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leeds , England |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 31, 1893 |
| Place of death | Leeds , England |