John Evan Hodgson
John Evan Hodgson ( Walter William Ouless , 1884)
John Evan Hodgson (born March 1, 1831 in London , † June 19, 1895 in London) was an English painter .
Hodgson spent his youth in Russia, did not return to England until 1853, became a student at the academy in London and exhibited his first painting in 1854. For several years he borrowed his subjects from popular life or the historical genre, until in 1868 he made a trip through almost all of North Africa, which prompted him to devote himself to the description of the local peoples and their customs. He knew how to present these in a witty, often humorous way and strong, harmonious coloring.
This includes:
- An Arabic storyteller,
- The Pasha's black guard,
- An Arab patriarch
- The reorganization of the army in Morocco,
- A bird dealer in Tunis
- A barber shop in Tunis
- The response to the gun salute,
- The well-fed servants, the armourer
- The poor scissors grinder and
- A modern actaon .
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| SURNAME | Hodgson, John Evan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 1, 1831 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 19, 1895 |
| Place of death | London |