Tuesday, October 25, 2022

 John Atkinson Grimshaw
(1836 - 1893)

 John Atkinson Grimshaw (6 September 1836 – 13 October 1893) was an English Victorian-era artist best known for his nocturnal scenes of urban landscapes. He was called a "remarkable and imaginative painter" by the critic and historian Christopher Wood in Victorian Painting (1999).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Atkinson_Grimshaw



Autumn - 'Dame Autumn hath a mournful face' - Old Ballad
1871
Oil on canvas
Private collection
(Sold by Christie’s 9 June 2004: https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-4295754)
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