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1877 Rothesay, Scotland - 1931 Glasgow, Scotland. Known for: Landscape, still life painting, scenes of France, prints, illustration.
George Leslie Hunter (1877-1931). George Leslie Hunter was born at Rothesay on the Island of Bute on the west coast of Scotland in 1877 but emigrated with his family to California in 1892. Always... Read full biography
George Leslie Hunter (1877-1931). George Leslie Hunter was born at Rothesay on the Island of Bute on the west coast of Scotland in 1877 but emigrated with his family to California in 1892. Always keen on drawing and sketching, Hunter made his living as an illustrator while teaching himself to... Read full biography
George Leslie Hunter (1877-1931). George Leslie Hunter was born at Rothesay on the Island of Bute on the west coast of Scotland in 1877 but emigrated with his family to California in 1892. Always keen on drawing and sketching, Hunter made his living as an illustrator while teaching himself to paint. By 1904 he had saved enough to finance a prolonged visit to Paris. He was aware of the exciting artistic developments underway in France and was anxious to experience things at first hand. Hunter's... Read full biography
George Leslie Hunter (1877-1931). George Leslie Hunter was born at Rothesay on the Island of Bute on the west coast of Scotland in 1877 but emigrated with his family to California in 1892. Always keen on drawing and sketching, Hunter made his living as an illustrator while teaching himself to paint. By 1904 he had saved enough to finance a prolonged visit to Paris. He was aware of the exciting artistic developments underway in France and was anxious to experience things at first hand. Hunter's first visit to France was instrumental in his decision to become a painter rather than an illustrator but any indication of the immediate impact of it on his work disappeared when the paintings in his first major exhibition were destroyed in the San... Read full biography
George Leslie Hunter (1877-1931). George Leslie Hunter was born at Rothesay on the Island of Bute on the west coast of Scotland in 1877 but emigrated with his family to California in 1892. Always keen on drawing and sketching, Hunter made his living as an illustrator while teaching himself to paint. By 1904 he had saved enough to finance a prolonged visit to Paris. He was aware of the exciting artistic developments underway in France and was anxious to experience things at first hand. Hunter's first visit to France was instrumental in his decision to become a painter rather than an illustrator but any indication of the immediate impact of it on his work disappeared when the paintings in his first major exhibition were destroyed in the San Francisco earthquake of 1906. When Hunter returned to Scotland in 1907, he was still having to support himself through his work as an illu... Read full biography
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Keywords (21)
Art Method
- •Drawing, Draftsmanship, Draughtsman
- •Easel Painting
- •Illustration, Illustrator
Art Media
- •Chalk
- •Charcoal
- •Conte Crayon
- •Crayon, Crayola Drawing
- •Gouache
- •Ink
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Monoprint, Monotype, Monograph
- •Oil Paint
- •Pen and Ink Drawing
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
- •Wax
Art Subject
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Still Life
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •California Before 1940
- •Europe
Added Description
- •Career Interrupted by California Earthquake, Fire 1906
Exhibition of Art Association
- •San Francisco Art Association