Tuesday, March 28, 2023

John Atkinson Grimshaw
(1836 - 1893)
 

John Atkinson Grimshaw 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).

London Bridge by Night
1884
oil on canvas.
50.8 x 76.2 cm.
Private collection

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