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Michael Rothenstein BIOGRAPHY
1908 Hampstead, London, England - 1993. Known for: Neo-romantic landscape painting, printmaking, teaching.
William Michael Rothenstein RA (19 March 1908 - 6 July 1993) was an English printmaker*, painter and art teacher. Born in Hampstead, London, on 19 March 1908, he was the youngest of four children... Read full biography
William Michael Rothenstein RA (19 March 1908 - 6 July 1993) was an English printmaker*, painter and art teacher. Born in Hampstead, London, on 19 March 1908, he was the youngest of four children born to the celebrated artist, Sir William Rothenstein and his wife, Alice Knewstub. He was home... Read full biography
William Michael Rothenstein RA (19 March 1908 - 6 July 1993) was an English printmaker*, painter and art teacher. Born in Hampstead, London, on 19 March 1908, he was the youngest of four children born to the celebrated artist, Sir William Rothenstein and his wife, Alice Knewstub. He was home schooled and studied art at Chelsea Polytechnic and later at the Central School of Arts* and Crafts. Affected by lingering depression, Rothenstein did little art making during the late 1920s and early... Read full biography
William Michael Rothenstein RA (19 March 1908 - 6 July 1993) was an English printmaker*, painter and art teacher. Born in Hampstead, London, on 19 March 1908, he was the youngest of four children born to the celebrated artist, Sir William Rothenstein and his wife, Alice Knewstub. He was home schooled and studied art at Chelsea Polytechnic and later at the Central School of Arts* and Crafts. Affected by lingering depression, Rothenstein did little art making during the late 1920s and early 1930s. Despite this, he had his first one man show at the Warren Gallery, London in 1931. During the late 1930s, the artist's output was mainly Neo-Romantic* landscapes, and in 1940 he was commissioned to paint topographical watercolours of endangered... Read full biography
William Michael Rothenstein RA (19 March 1908 - 6 July 1993) was an English printmaker*, painter and art teacher. Born in Hampstead, London, on 19 March 1908, he was the youngest of four children born to the celebrated artist, Sir William Rothenstein and his wife, Alice Knewstub. He was home schooled and studied art at Chelsea Polytechnic and later at the Central School of Arts* and Crafts. Affected by lingering depression, Rothenstein did little art making during the late 1920s and early 1930s. Despite this, he had his first one man show at the Warren Gallery, London in 1931. During the late 1930s, the artist's output was mainly Neo-Romantic* landscapes, and in 1940 he was commissioned to paint topographical watercolours of endangered sites in Sussex for the Recording Britain project organized by the Pilgrim Trust. In the early 1940s, he moved to Ethel Ho... Read full biography
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William Michael Rothenstein RA (19 March 1908 - 6 July 1993) was an English printmaker*, painter and art teacher. Born in Hampstead, London, on 19 March 1908, he was the youngest of four children born to the celebrated artist, Sir William Rothenstein and his wife, Alice Knewstub.
He was home schooled and studied art at Chelsea Polytechnic and later at the Central School of Arts* and Crafts. Affected by lingering depression, Rothenstein did little art making during the late 1920s and early 1930s. Despite this, he had his first one man show at the Warren Gallery, London in 1931.
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