John Emms (painter, 1843)

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Painting by John Emms depicting two St. Bernard dogs

John Emms (born April 21, 1843 in Blofield , England , † November 1, 1912 in Lyndhurst , England ) was an English painter of realism .

Life

Emms was born in Norfolk and grew up in a family of artists. He grew into an avid hunter and became famous for his paintings of horses and dogs, especially foxhounds and fox terriers . Since 1866 he exhibited several times at the Royal Academy . His paintings are signed “Jno Emms”.

His interest in art drew him to London, where he assisted Frederic Leighton in his studio. In 1872 he returned to Lyndhurst.

In 1880 he married Fanny Primmer from Lyndhurst, 15 years his junior . The couple had three daughters and one son. After the wedding, they lived intermittently in London, but returned to Lyndhurst in 1881 and built a large house and studio called The Firs . Emms spent the rest of his life there.

His painting of "Callum" (1895), a Dandie Dinmont Terrier , hangs in the Scottish National Gallery .

Emms is seen as a painter with great talent. According to the American Kennel Club , his painting The New Forest Foxhounds is valued at $ 800,000 to $ 1.2 million.

literature

  • Sally Mitchell: The Dictionary of British Equestrian Artists . Antique Collectors' Club Ltd, 1985, ISBN 0-907462-42-1 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ John Emms - Pictures and Paintings ( Memento of the original from December 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (German) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.oel-bild.de
  2. ↑ Biography on ArtSignatureDictionary.com (English)
  3. ↑ artist biography on Bonhams (English)
  4. ^ John Emms, Scottish National Gallery (English).

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personal data
SURNAME Emms, John
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English realism painter
DATE OF BIRTH April 21, 1843
PLACE OF BIRTH Blofield , England
DATE OF DEATH November 1, 1912
Place of death Lyndhurst , England