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Grimshaw took up painting professionally in or early , abandoning a job as a clerk with the Great Northern Railway to do so. His earliest known paintings date from and are still-life . Atkinson Grimshaw by Robertson, Alexander. Paperback. Very Good.  · Atkinson Grimshaw's early landscapes were influenced by the pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood's ideals of painstaking detail, but he later developed a distinctive kind of industrial landscape, lit by moonlight, gaslight, or both/5.

John Atkinson Grimshaw (6 September - 13 October ) was an English Victorian-era artist best known for his nocturnal scenes of urban landscapes. Today, he is considered one of the great painters of the Victorian era, as well as one of the best and most accomplished nightscape and townscape artists of all time. (Alexander Robertson, Atkinson Grimshaw, , p. 90) Romance and intrigue were integral to Grimshaw's paintings, whether he was depicting the moonlit assignation of dock-hands and shop girls at the quays of Scarborough and Whitby or the melancholic meanderings of lone figures in the suburbs of Leeds. Find many great new used options and get the best deals for Atkinson Grimshaw by Alexander Robertson (Paperback, ) at the best online prices at eBay! Free delivery for many products!

Atkinson Grimshaw () led an intriguing life, abandoning his job in the Great Northern Railway Company to pursue painting full-time. This volume is the first comprehensive study of the classic English painter, covering the full scope of Grimshaw's career, from his early landscapes to the urban industrial scenes that became his hallmark. Atkinson Grimshaw by Robertson, Alexander and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at www.doorway.ru Grimshaw took up painting professionally in or early , abandoning a job as a clerk with the Great Northern Railway to do so. His earliest known paintings date from and are still-life subjects, probably influenced by 'Birds Nest' Hunt.