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1885 England - 1943 Northwest Surrey, England. Known for: Drawing magazine illustrations of vintage automobiles, motorcycles, racing cars.
Frederick Gordon Crosby (1885 – August 1943) was an English automotive illustrator. He worked for the magazine Autocar for most of his life. His illustrations and paintings reflect the excitement and... Read full biography
Frederick Gordon Crosby (1885 – August 1943) was an English automotive illustrator. He worked for the magazine Autocar for most of his life. His illustrations and paintings reflect the excitement and glamour that surrounded the birth and early development of the automotive industry. Crosby attended... Read full biography
Frederick Gordon Crosby (1885 – August 1943) was an English automotive illustrator. He worked for the magazine Autocar for most of his life. His illustrations and paintings reflect the excitement and glamour that surrounded the birth and early development of the automotive industry. Crosby attended Christ’s Hospital (Bluecoat) school, just outside London. He had no formal training as an artist, although he did attend life classes at art school some time after the start of his professional... Read full biography
Frederick Gordon Crosby (1885 – August 1943) was an English automotive illustrator. He worked for the magazine Autocar for most of his life. His illustrations and paintings reflect the excitement and glamour that surrounded the birth and early development of the automotive industry. Crosby attended Christ’s Hospital (Bluecoat) school, just outside London. He had no formal training as an artist, although he did attend life classes at art school some time after the start of his professional career. In 1908 he started his career as a draughtsman in The Daimler Motor Company’s drawing office. At this time he moved into Arthur Ludlow Clayton’s home in Coventry. This was an environment full of young men, all wildly enthusiastic about the cars of... Read full biography
Frederick Gordon Crosby (1885 – August 1943) was an English automotive illustrator. He worked for the magazine Autocar for most of his life. His illustrations and paintings reflect the excitement and glamour that surrounded the birth and early development of the automotive industry. Crosby attended Christ’s Hospital (Bluecoat) school, just outside London. He had no formal training as an artist, although he did attend life classes at art school some time after the start of his professional career. In 1908 he started his career as a draughtsman in The Daimler Motor Company’s drawing office. At this time he moved into Arthur Ludlow Clayton’s home in Coventry. This was an environment full of young men, all wildly enthusiastic about the cars of the day. Ludlow Clayton’s first job was for the Automobile Engineer, published by Iliffe, the same company that pub... Read full biography
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World land speed record Sunbeam at Brooklands, 1922
Frederick Gordon Crosby Auction: 07/16/1999Lot: 123Subscribe or get free alerts
Art images copyright© of artist or assignee1939 Brooklands Whitsun Meeting Painting
Frederick Gordon Crosby Auction: 11/01/2024 - 11/2/2024Lot: 340Subscribe or get free alerts
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Art images copyright© of artist or assignee"1921 The first Italian Grand Prix, Circuito de Brescia"
Frederick Gordon Crosby Auction: 06/27/2014Lot: 70Subscribe or get free alerts
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