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James Wilson Carmichael (9 June 1799 – 2 May 1868), also known as John Wilson Carmichael, was a British maritime and landscape artist who painted in oil and watercolours. Based in Newcastle upon Tyne and later in London, he was a household name in his lifetime, and his work remains some of the most desirable in the marine art market. [2]
Pages in category "British marine artists" The following 52 pages are in this category, out of 52 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Samuel Atkins; B.
Charles Dixon was born at Goring-on-Thames in December 1872, the son of Alfred Dixon (1842–1919), a successful genre painter, who educated his son in his trade. Charles too became a professional artist, and soon had a successful practice producing nautical scenes, both watercolours of coastal life and large oil paintings of historical or contemporary naval subjects.
British marine artists (1 C, 52 P) C. Canadian marine artists (7 P) Chilean marine artists (3 P) D. Danish marine artists (17 P) Dutch marine artists (89 P) F.
In 1996, Blandford published a 176-page book A Celebration of Marine Art : Fifty Years of the Royal Society of Marines Artists. [3] In 2004, the Society exhibited work at the National Maritime Museum. [2] Norman Wilkinson (1878–1971) was a member, as was Harry Heine (1928–2004) the first Canadian to be elected.
Thomas Whitcombe (possibly 19 May 1763 – c. 1824) was a prominent British maritime painter of the Napoleonic Wars. Among his work are over 150 actions of the Royal Navy, and he exhibited at the Royal Academy, the British Institution and the Royal Society of British Artists. His pictures are highly sought after today.
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Marine art or maritime art is a form of figurative art (that is, painting, drawing, printmaking and sculpture) that portrays or draws its main inspiration from the sea. Maritime painting is a genre that depicts ships and the sea—a genre particularly strong from the 17th to 19th centuries. [ 1 ]