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1822 England - 1897. Known for: Landscape, coastal view and nocturne painting.
A painter in both watercolor and oil, James Burrell Smith was born in the south of England but lived in the north, in Alnwick, Northumberland, from 1843 to 1854 and studied with the Newcastle master... Read full biography
A painter in both watercolor and oil, James Burrell Smith was born in the south of England but lived in the north, in Alnwick, Northumberland, from 1843 to 1854 and studied with the Newcastle master Thomas Miles Richardson, Sr. (1784-1848). In 1854 he moved to London, where he set up as a drawing... Read full biography
A painter in both watercolor and oil, James Burrell Smith was born in the south of England but lived in the north, in Alnwick, Northumberland, from 1843 to 1854 and studied with the Newcastle master Thomas Miles Richardson, Sr. (1784-1848). In 1854 he moved to London, where he set up as a drawing master and built up an extensive teaching practice, concentrating on watercolor painting. Smith's own style is based on that of his teacher Richardson. He painted in Northumberland, the Lake District,... Read full biography
A painter in both watercolor and oil, James Burrell Smith was born in the south of England but lived in the north, in Alnwick, Northumberland, from 1843 to 1854 and studied with the Newcastle master Thomas Miles Richardson, Sr. (1784-1848). In 1854 he moved to London, where he set up as a drawing master and built up an extensive teaching practice, concentrating on watercolor painting. Smith's own style is based on that of his teacher Richardson. He painted in Northumberland, the Lake District, Scotland, Wales, Germany, and elsewhere, and seemed most interested in painting streams and waterfalls, sometimes with anglers in the foreground. Sources:. Thomas Deans & Company,. www.britishwatercolors.com/catalog. www.haynesfineart.com... Read full biography
A painter in both watercolor and oil, James Burrell Smith was born in the south of England but lived in the north, in Alnwick, Northumberland, from 1843 to 1854 and studied with the Newcastle master Thomas Miles Richardson, Sr. (1784-1848). In 1854 he moved to London, where he set up as a drawing master and built up an extensive teaching practice, concentrating on watercolor painting. Smith's own style is based on that of his teacher Richardson. He painted in Northumberland, the Lake District, Scotland, Wales, Germany, and elsewhere, and seemed most interested in painting streams and waterfalls, sometimes with anglers in the foreground. Sources:. Thomas Deans & Company,. www.britishwatercolors.com/catalog. www.haynesfineart.com... Read full biography
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A painter in both watercolor and oil, James Burrell Smith was born in the south of England but lived in the north, in Alnwick, Northumberland, from 1843 to 1854 and studied with the Newcastle master Thomas Miles Richardson, Sr. (1784-1848).
In 1854 he moved to London, where he set up as a drawing master and built up an extensive teaching practice, concentrating on watercolor painting.
Smith's own style is based on that of his teacher Richardson. He painted in Northumberland, the Lake District, Scotland, Wales, Germany, and elsewhere, and seemed most interested in painting streams and waterfalls, sometimes with anglers in the foreground.
Sources:
Thomas Deans & Company,
www.britishwatercolors.com/catalog
www.haynesfineart.comBiography from Chiswick Auctions
James Burrell Smith, a landscape artist from England, flourished in the 19th century. He trained with Thomas Miles Richardson in Alnwick, Northumberland, and specialized in painting landscapes. Several of his artworks are part of the collection at Alnwick Castle.