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1889 Kensington, London, England - 1946 Boscombe, Dorset, England. Known for: Landscape and surreal style painting, war artist, illustration, lithography.
Paul Nash (11 May 1889 - 11 July 1946) was an English landscape painter, surrealist and war artist, and the older brother of the artist John Nash. He is widely considered one of the most important... Read full biography
Paul Nash (11 May 1889 - 11 July 1946) was an English landscape painter, surrealist and war artist, and the older brother of the artist John Nash. He is widely considered one of the most important English artists of the first half of the twentieth century. The son of a successful lawyer and a... Read full biography
Paul Nash (11 May 1889 - 11 July 1946) was an English landscape painter, surrealist and war artist, and the older brother of the artist John Nash. He is widely considered one of the most important English artists of the first half of the twentieth century. The son of a successful lawyer and a mentally unstable mother who died in a mental asylum in 1910, Nash was born in London on 11 May 1889. He was educated at St Paul's School, and originally intended for a career in the Navy, like his... Read full biography
Paul Nash (11 May 1889 - 11 July 1946) was an English landscape painter, surrealist and war artist, and the older brother of the artist John Nash. He is widely considered one of the most important English artists of the first half of the twentieth century. The son of a successful lawyer and a mentally unstable mother who died in a mental asylum in 1910, Nash was born in London on 11 May 1889. He was educated at St Paul's School, and originally intended for a career in the Navy, like his maternal grandfather. However, he failed his exams, and decided instead to take up art as a career. Studying first at the Chelsea Polytechnic, he went on to the London County Council School of Photo Engraving* and Lithography*, where his work was spotted... Read full biography
Paul Nash (11 May 1889 - 11 July 1946) was an English landscape painter, surrealist and war artist, and the older brother of the artist John Nash. He is widely considered one of the most important English artists of the first half of the twentieth century. The son of a successful lawyer and a mentally unstable mother who died in a mental asylum in 1910, Nash was born in London on 11 May 1889. He was educated at St Paul's School, and originally intended for a career in the Navy, like his maternal grandfather. However, he failed his exams, and decided instead to take up art as a career. Studying first at the Chelsea Polytechnic, he went on to the London County Council School of Photo Engraving* and Lithography*, where his work was spotted and praised by Selwyn Image. He was advised by his friend, the poet Gordon Bottomley, and by the artist William Roth... Read full biography
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Paul Nash (11 May 1889 - 11 July 1946) was an English landscape painter, surrealist and war artist, and the older brother of the artist John Nash. He is widely considered one of the most important English artists of the first half of the twentieth century.
The son of a successful lawyer and a mentally unstable mother who died in a mental asylum in 1910, Nash was born in London on 11 May 1889. He was educated at St Paul's School, and originally intended for a career in the Navy, like his maternal grandfather. However, he failed his exams, and decided instead to take up art as a career. Studying first at the Chelsea Polytechnic, he went on to the London County Council School of Photo Engraving* and Lithography*,...But wait, there's more...
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