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1920 Lowestoft, Suffolk, England - 1999 London, England. Known for: Land-and seascape painting (Antarctica).
Obituary. The Independent, September 9, 1999. by David Cohen . Unfazed in his loyalty to the documentary role of the artist, he was ever determined to capture the spirit of places, seeking out exotic... Read full biography
Obituary. The Independent, September 9, 1999. by David Cohen . Unfazed in his loyalty to the documentary role of the artist, he was ever determined to capture the spirit of places, seeking out exotic locales. The freshness and penetrating vision he brought to his work, however, was anything but... Read full biography
Obituary. The Independent, September 9, 1999. by David Cohen . Unfazed in his loyalty to the documentary role of the artist, he was ever determined to capture the spirit of places, seeking out exotic locales. The freshness and penetrating vision he brought to his work, however, was anything but traditionalist. While he will probably be best remembered for his extraordinary images of Antarctica, the results of two extended voyages to that icy region, his fascination with the sea also took him... Read full biography
Obituary. The Independent, September 9, 1999. by David Cohen . Unfazed in his loyalty to the documentary role of the artist, he was ever determined to capture the spirit of places, seeking out exotic locales. The freshness and penetrating vision he brought to his work, however, was anything but traditionalist. While he will probably be best remembered for his extraordinary images of Antarctica, the results of two extended voyages to that icy region, his fascination with the sea also took him across the globe to Japan, as well as around the shorelines of Britain. He was born in Lowestoft, Suffolk, in 1920 to a fishing family. He would accompany his father aboard his drifter, The Kipper, for several days at a time, and never lost the voyager... Read full biography
Obituary. The Independent, September 9, 1999. by David Cohen . Unfazed in his loyalty to the documentary role of the artist, he was ever determined to capture the spirit of places, seeking out exotic locales. The freshness and penetrating vision he brought to his work, however, was anything but traditionalist. While he will probably be best remembered for his extraordinary images of Antarctica, the results of two extended voyages to that icy region, his fascination with the sea also took him across the globe to Japan, as well as around the shorelines of Britain. He was born in Lowestoft, Suffolk, in 1920 to a fishing family. He would accompany his father aboard his drifter, The Kipper, for several days at a time, and never lost the voyager urge. During wartime service in the RAF, he was commissioned to sketch on bomber raids over Germany.&nbs... Read full biography
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