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Grenville Cottingham BIOGRAPHY
1943 - 2007. Known for: Marine painting.
Grenville Cottingham, was born on April 16, 1943. He died of pneumonia on February 17, 2007, aged 63. He studied at Exeter College of Art from 1960-63 and at Liverpool College of Art from 1963-64. He... Read full biography
Grenville Cottingham, was born on April 16, 1943. He died of pneumonia on February 17, 2007, aged 63. He studied at Exeter College of Art from 1960-63 and at Liverpool College of Art from 1963-64. He was then employed as the first sea-going artist/tutor to the Seafarers Education Service from... Read full biography
Grenville Cottingham, was born on April 16, 1943. He died of pneumonia on February 17, 2007, aged 63. He studied at Exeter College of Art from 1960-63 and at Liverpool College of Art from 1963-64. He was then employed as the first sea-going artist/tutor to the Seafarers Education Service from 1966-68, traveling around 150,000 miles on 19 different ships. During his years at sea he studied the sea and ships, frequent subjects of his work. He painted a wide range of marine subjects in oil,... Read full biography
Grenville Cottingham, was born on April 16, 1943. He died of pneumonia on February 17, 2007, aged 63. He studied at Exeter College of Art from 1960-63 and at Liverpool College of Art from 1963-64. He was then employed as the first sea-going artist/tutor to the Seafarers Education Service from 1966-68, traveling around 150,000 miles on 19 different ships. During his years at sea he studied the sea and ships, frequent subjects of his work. He painted a wide range of marine subjects in oil, watercolor and acrylic. He also held part-time positions as senior tutor at Hornsey Art School (Middlesex University) and Sir John Cass College (London Guildhall University), but eventually devoted his time to commissions. These included work for P&O, the... Read full biography
Grenville Cottingham, was born on April 16, 1943. He died of pneumonia on February 17, 2007, aged 63. He studied at Exeter College of Art from 1960-63 and at Liverpool College of Art from 1963-64. He was then employed as the first sea-going artist/tutor to the Seafarers Education Service from 1966-68, traveling around 150,000 miles on 19 different ships. During his years at sea he studied the sea and ships, frequent subjects of his work. He painted a wide range of marine subjects in oil, watercolor and acrylic. He also held part-time positions as senior tutor at Hornsey Art School (Middlesex University) and Sir John Cass College (London Guildhall University), but eventually devoted his time to commissions. These included work for P&O, the Royal Naval Reserve, Royal Fusiliers, Royal Artillery Woolwich and many financial institutions. There are reproductions of his... Read full biography
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Grenville Cottingham, was born on April 16, 1943. He died of pneumonia on February 17, 2007, aged 63.
He studied at Exeter College of Art from 1960-63 and at Liverpool College of Art from 1963-64. He was then employed as the first sea-going artist/tutor to the Seafarers Education Service from 1966-68, traveling around 150,000 miles on 19 different ships. During his years at sea he studied the sea and ships, frequent subjects of his work. He painted a wide range of marine subjects in oil, watercolor and acrylic.
He also held part-time positions as senior tutor at Hornsey Art School (Middlesex University) and Sir John Cass College (London Guildhall University), but eventually devoted his time to commissions. These include...But wait, there's more...
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