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1834 Clifton, Bristol, England - 1890 Chawton, England. Known for: Atmospheric coastal and landscape painting.
George Wolfe (1834-1883). A landscape, coastal and marine painter both in oil and watercolour, George Wolfe found inspiration in the topography of Britain as well as scenery across Europe. His... Read full biography
George Wolfe (1834-1883). A landscape, coastal and marine painter both in oil and watercolour, George Wolfe found inspiration in the topography of Britain as well as scenery across Europe. His atmospheric works often featured beached boats, surrendered to windswept skies and other natural elements.... Read full biography
George Wolfe (1834-1883). A landscape, coastal and marine painter both in oil and watercolour, George Wolfe found inspiration in the topography of Britain as well as scenery across Europe. His atmospheric works often featured beached boats, surrendered to windswept skies and other natural elements. George Wolfe was born in Clifton, Bristol, Gloucestershire, on 11 January 1834, the son of Charles Wolfe, a boat builder, and Ann, a dressmaker. He was baptised in Bristol on 23 February of the same... Read full biography
George Wolfe (1834-1883). A landscape, coastal and marine painter both in oil and watercolour, George Wolfe found inspiration in the topography of Britain as well as scenery across Europe. His atmospheric works often featured beached boats, surrendered to windswept skies and other natural elements. George Wolfe was born in Clifton, Bristol, Gloucestershire, on 11 January 1834, the son of Charles Wolfe, a boat builder, and Ann, a dressmaker. He was baptised in Bristol on 23 February of the same year, and spent his early childhood years at Allens Court, Hotwell Road, with his two younger brothers, Charles and henry, and younger sister, Louisa. By the age of 17 in 1851, Wolfe had moved to 9 Windsor Terrace in Clifton, and lived under the... Read full biography
George Wolfe (1834-1883). A landscape, coastal and marine painter both in oil and watercolour, George Wolfe found inspiration in the topography of Britain as well as scenery across Europe. His atmospheric works often featured beached boats, surrendered to windswept skies and other natural elements. George Wolfe was born in Clifton, Bristol, Gloucestershire, on 11 January 1834, the son of Charles Wolfe, a boat builder, and Ann, a dressmaker. He was baptised in Bristol on 23 February of the same year, and spent his early childhood years at Allens Court, Hotwell Road, with his two younger brothers, Charles and henry, and younger sister, Louisa. By the age of 17 in 1851, Wolfe had moved to 9 Windsor Terrace in Clifton, and lived under the guardianship of Sophia Bulkeley, a widow and fund holder, who may have become his adoptive mother. Wolfe continued to live there possib... Read full biography
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George Wolfe (1834-1883)
A landscape, coastal and marine painter both in oil and watercolour, George Wolfe found inspiration in the topography of Britain as well as scenery across Europe. His atmospheric works often featured beached boats, surrendered to windswept skies and other natural elements.
George Wolfe was born in Clifton, Bristol, Gloucestershire, on 11 January 1834, the son of Charles Wolfe, a boat builder, and Ann, a dressmaker. He was baptised in Bristol on 23 February of the same year, and spent his early childhood years at Allens Court, Hotwell Road, with his two younger brothers, Charles and henry, and younger sister, Louisa.
By the age of 17 in 1851, Wolfe had moved to 9 Windsor Terrace in Clifton, and l...But wait, there's more...
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