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1835 Russia - 1918. Known for: Portrair and landscape painting, peasant genre, figures.
William Frederick Yeames RA (1835-1918) William Frederick Yeames was born in Russia to a British consular official. He was educated in Dresden following the death of his father where he first began... Read full biography
William Frederick Yeames RA (1835-1918) William Frederick Yeames was born in Russia to a British consular official. He was educated in Dresden following the death of his father where he first began to study painting. The Yeames family moved to London in 1848 where William began studying anatomy. In... Read full biography
William Frederick Yeames RA (1835-1918) William Frederick Yeames was born in Russia to a British consular official. He was educated in Dresden following the death of his father where he first began to study painting. The Yeames family moved to London in 1848 where William began studying anatomy. In 1852 Yeames made a career defining trip to Florence where he learned from and made copies after Renaissance luminaries such as Benozzo Gozzoli, Andrea del Sarto and Raphael. On his return to London... Read full biography
William Frederick Yeames RA (1835-1918) William Frederick Yeames was born in Russia to a British consular official. He was educated in Dresden following the death of his father where he first began to study painting. The Yeames family moved to London in 1848 where William began studying anatomy. In 1852 Yeames made a career defining trip to Florence where he learned from and made copies after Renaissance luminaries such as Benozzo Gozzoli, Andrea del Sarto and Raphael. On his return to London Yeames set up his studio in Park Place and began associating with other artists who became known as the St John’s Wood Clique. He was made an associate of the Royal Academy in 1866. Yeames did not exist as a stereotype of the bohemian artist, instead... Read full biography
William Frederick Yeames RA (1835-1918) William Frederick Yeames was born in Russia to a British consular official. He was educated in Dresden following the death of his father where he first began to study painting. The Yeames family moved to London in 1848 where William began studying anatomy. In 1852 Yeames made a career defining trip to Florence where he learned from and made copies after Renaissance luminaries such as Benozzo Gozzoli, Andrea del Sarto and Raphael. On his return to London Yeames set up his studio in Park Place and began associating with other artists who became known as the St John’s Wood Clique. He was made an associate of the Royal Academy in 1866. Yeames did not exist as a stereotype of the bohemian artist, instead he lived a civilised and comfortable existence with a smart house in London and holidays to Hever Castle and the Devon co... Read full biography
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William Frederick Yeames RA (1835-1918) William Frederick Yeames was born in Russia to a British consular official. He was educated in Dresden following the death of his father where he first began to study painting.
The Yeames family moved to London in 1848 where William began studying anatomy. In 1852 Yeames made a career defining trip to Florence where he learned from and made copies after Renaissance luminaries such as Benozzo Gozzoli, Andrea del Sarto and Raphael. On his return to London Yeames set up his studio in Park Place and began associating with other artists who became known as the St John’s Wood Clique.
He was made an associate of the Royal Academy in 1866. Yeames did not exist as a stereotype of the bohemian artist, instead he lived a civilised and comfortable existence with a smart house in London and holidays to Hever Castle and the Devon coast. He is best known for his 1878 painting And When Did You Last See Your Father, which is in the collection of the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool.
In it a group of Parliamentarians question a Royalist household and a young boy in partiular as to the whereabouts of the head of the house. Yeames' fascination with British history, and the Civil War in particular can be seen in both his seminal masterwork and the fine example in this sale.