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1873 Pontefract, Yorkshire, England - 1958 Truro, Cornwall, England. Known for: Seascape, ships and coastal view paintings, poster and periodical illustration art.
Charles Pears was a British painter of marine subjects and a poster artist. Born in Pontefract, Yorkshire, he studied nearby at East Hardwick and Pomfret College, where he started a lifelong... Read full biography
Charles Pears was a British painter of marine subjects and a poster artist. Born in Pontefract, Yorkshire, he studied nearby at East Hardwick and Pomfret College, where he started a lifelong appreciation of Venetian artist, Canaletto (1697-1768). Active from 1890, Charles Pears worked as an... Read full biography
Charles Pears was a British painter of marine subjects and a poster artist. Born in Pontefract, Yorkshire, he studied nearby at East Hardwick and Pomfret College, where he started a lifelong appreciation of Venetian artist, Canaletto (1697-1768). Active from 1890, Charles Pears worked as an illustrator throughout his career. His early illustrated works were included in periodicals such as The Yellow Book, Punch, The Graphic and Salt-Water Poems and Ballads by John Masefield. Pears is best known... Read full biography
Charles Pears was a British painter of marine subjects and a poster artist. Born in Pontefract, Yorkshire, he studied nearby at East Hardwick and Pomfret College, where he started a lifelong appreciation of Venetian artist, Canaletto (1697-1768). Active from 1890, Charles Pears worked as an illustrator throughout his career. His early illustrated works were included in periodicals such as The Yellow Book, Punch, The Graphic and Salt-Water Poems and Ballads by John Masefield. Pears is best known as a marine painter, where he often signed his work as Chas Pears. Pears was the first elected President of the Royal Society of Marine Artists*. His works were exhibited from 1904 to 1939 in London as he had moved there; and he also wrote a number... Read full biography
Charles Pears was a British painter of marine subjects and a poster artist. Born in Pontefract, Yorkshire, he studied nearby at East Hardwick and Pomfret College, where he started a lifelong appreciation of Venetian artist, Canaletto (1697-1768). Active from 1890, Charles Pears worked as an illustrator throughout his career. His early illustrated works were included in periodicals such as The Yellow Book, Punch, The Graphic and Salt-Water Poems and Ballads by John Masefield. Pears is best known as a marine painter, where he often signed his work as Chas Pears. Pears was the first elected President of the Royal Society of Marine Artists*. His works were exhibited from 1904 to 1939 in London as he had moved there; and he also wrote a number of books on small boat cruising. A commissioned officer in the Royal Marines during the First World War, Pea... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Poster Art, Poster Design
Art Media
Art Subject
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
Art Association
- •Royal Society of Marine Artists, England