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Walter Greaves BIOGRAPHY
1846 London, England - 1930 London, England. Known for: Painter, etcher.
The following is from Peter Kostoulakos, AOA, NEAA: Fine Art Consultant, www.pkart.com. Walter Greaves - painter and etcher - was born in London on July 4,1846 and died there on November 23,1930. He... Read full biography
The following is from Peter Kostoulakos, AOA, NEAA: Fine Art Consultant, www.pkart.com. Walter Greaves - painter and etcher - was born in London on July 4,1846 and died there on November 23,1930. He created works of English life as etchings and in oils, watercolors, pencil, pen and ink, and wash.... Read full biography
The following is from Peter Kostoulakos, AOA, NEAA: Fine Art Consultant, www.pkart.com. Walter Greaves - painter and etcher - was born in London on July 4,1846 and died there on November 23,1930. He created works of English life as etchings and in oils, watercolors, pencil, pen and ink, and wash. While training as a shipwright (one that builds or repairs ships) and waterman in Chelsea, under his father, Charles Greaves, Walter developed his artistic skills by sketching and painting river scenes... Read full biography
The following is from Peter Kostoulakos, AOA, NEAA: Fine Art Consultant, www.pkart.com. Walter Greaves - painter and etcher - was born in London on July 4,1846 and died there on November 23,1930. He created works of English life as etchings and in oils, watercolors, pencil, pen and ink, and wash. While training as a shipwright (one that builds or repairs ships) and waterman in Chelsea, under his father, Charles Greaves, Walter developed his artistic skills by sketching and painting river scenes in his spare time. Walter had a brother Henry, also an artist, and two sisters, Eliza and Alice "Tinnie" Fay. Both sisters modeled for them. Along with his brother Henry, Walter created many detailed and naturalistic street, river, and cityscapes of... Read full biography
The following is from Peter Kostoulakos, AOA, NEAA: Fine Art Consultant, www.pkart.com. Walter Greaves - painter and etcher - was born in London on July 4,1846 and died there on November 23,1930. He created works of English life as etchings and in oils, watercolors, pencil, pen and ink, and wash. While training as a shipwright (one that builds or repairs ships) and waterman in Chelsea, under his father, Charles Greaves, Walter developed his artistic skills by sketching and painting river scenes in his spare time. Walter had a brother Henry, also an artist, and two sisters, Eliza and Alice "Tinnie" Fay. Both sisters modeled for them. Along with his brother Henry, Walter created many detailed and naturalistic street, river, and cityscapes of England. They studied life drawing with M. Barthe at Limerston Street in Chelsea where they met James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834-1903... Read full biography
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The following is from Peter Kostoulakos, AOA, NEAA: Fine Art Consultant, www.pkart.com
Walter Greaves - painter and etcher - was born in London on July 4,1846 and died there on November 23,1930. He created works of English life as etchings and in oils, watercolors, pencil, pen and ink, and wash. While training as a shipwright (one that builds or repairs ships) and waterman in Chelsea, under his father, Charles Greaves, Walter developed his artistic skills by sketching and painting river scenes in his spare time. Walter had a brother Henry, also an artist, and two sisters, Eliza and Alice "Tinnie" Fay. Both sisters modeled for them.
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