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1864 - 1941. Known for: Painting.
Wynford Dewhurst was a colorful and controversial character on the Anglo-French art scene at the turn of the twentieth century. Born in Manchester in 1864, he embarked initially on a legal training.... Read full biography
Wynford Dewhurst was a colorful and controversial character on the Anglo-French art scene at the turn of the twentieth century. Born in Manchester in 1864, he embarked initially on a legal training. At the age of 27, he went to Paris to study art and was immediately attracted to Impressionism. In... Read full biography
Wynford Dewhurst was a colorful and controversial character on the Anglo-French art scene at the turn of the twentieth century. Born in Manchester in 1864, he embarked initially on a legal training. At the age of 27, he went to Paris to study art and was immediately attracted to Impressionism. In 1904, he published a book, dedicated to Claude Monet. The book was titled "Impressionist Painting: its Genesis and Development", and was the first important study of the French Impressionists to be... Read full biography
Wynford Dewhurst was a colorful and controversial character on the Anglo-French art scene at the turn of the twentieth century. Born in Manchester in 1864, he embarked initially on a legal training. At the age of 27, he went to Paris to study art and was immediately attracted to Impressionism. In 1904, he published a book, dedicated to Claude Monet. The book was titled "Impressionist Painting: its Genesis and Development", and was the first important study of the French Impressionists to be published in English. Dewhurst's thesis was that the English landscape tradition, especially the work of Constable and Turner, was at the root of modern French painting. He wrote that, ".….It cannot be too clearly understood that the Impressionistic... Read full biography
Wynford Dewhurst was a colorful and controversial character on the Anglo-French art scene at the turn of the twentieth century. Born in Manchester in 1864, he embarked initially on a legal training. At the age of 27, he went to Paris to study art and was immediately attracted to Impressionism. In 1904, he published a book, dedicated to Claude Monet. The book was titled "Impressionist Painting: its Genesis and Development", and was the first important study of the French Impressionists to be published in English. Dewhurst's thesis was that the English landscape tradition, especially the work of Constable and Turner, was at the root of modern French painting. He wrote that, ".….It cannot be too clearly understood that the Impressionistic idea is of English birth".
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Wynford Dewhurst was a colorful and controversial character on the Anglo-French art scene at the turn of the twentieth century.
Born in Manchester in 1864, he embarked initially on a legal training. At the age of 27, he went to Paris to study art and was immediately attracted to Impressionism.
In 1904, he published a book, dedicated to Claude Monet. The book was titled "Impressionist Painting: its Genesis and Development", and was the first important study of the French Impressionists to be published in English.
Dewhurst's thesis was that the English landscape tradition, especially the work of Constable and Turner, was at the root of modern French painting. He wrote that, ".….It cannot be too clearl...But wait, there's more...
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