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Walter Emsley AUCTION RECORDS
1860 Manchester, England - 1938. Known for: Landscape painting.
Walter Emsley was born on February 12, 1860 in the outskirts of Manchester and died at the age of 78 on March 28, 1938. He was an interesting man, whose paintings and water color drawings have been... Read full biography
Walter Emsley was born on February 12, 1860 in the outskirts of Manchester and died at the age of 78 on March 28, 1938. He was an interesting man, whose paintings and water color drawings have been known in Manchester and district for over a century. Many of his works have been purchased for public... Read full biography
Walter Emsley was born on February 12, 1860 in the outskirts of Manchester and died at the age of 78 on March 28, 1938. He was an interesting man, whose paintings and water color drawings have been known in Manchester and district for over a century. Many of his works have been purchased for public galleries, Manchester having purchased two of his works for their permanent collection. Emsley had to carve his own career from childhood and went to work at ten years of age in a chemist's shop, at... Read full biography
Walter Emsley was born on February 12, 1860 in the outskirts of Manchester and died at the age of 78 on March 28, 1938. He was an interesting man, whose paintings and water color drawings have been known in Manchester and district for over a century. Many of his works have been purchased for public galleries, Manchester having purchased two of his works for their permanent collection. Emsley had to carve his own career from childhood and went to work at ten years of age in a chemist's shop, at two shillings weekly, his time as errand boy being from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Here he was blinded for two weeks through the explosion of a retort containing sulphuric acid. For a number of years he was errand boy and took various jobs at different... Read full biography
Walter Emsley was born on February 12, 1860 in the outskirts of Manchester and died at the age of 78 on March 28, 1938. He was an interesting man, whose paintings and water color drawings have been known in Manchester and district for over a century. Many of his works have been purchased for public galleries, Manchester having purchased two of his works for their permanent collection. Emsley had to carve his own career from childhood and went to work at ten years of age in a chemist's shop, at two shillings weekly, his time as errand boy being from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Here he was blinded for two weeks through the explosion of a retort containing sulphuric acid. For a number of years he was errand boy and took various jobs at different establishments; but in his fourteenth year he settled down and was apprenticed to the craft of copper plate engraving, le... Read full biography
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Walter Emsley Auction: 09/04/2012 - 9/6/2012Lot: 524Subscribe or get free alerts
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