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John Atkinson Grimshaw
English painter (1836–1893)
John Atkinson Grimshaw | |
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| Born | (1836-09-06)6 September 1836 Leeds, England |
| Died | 13 October 1893(1893-10-13) (aged 57) Knostrop, Leeds, England |
| Resting place | Woodhouse Cemetery, Woodhouse, Leeds |
| Known for | Painting |
| Spouse | Frances Hubbard (m. 1856) |
John Atkinson Grimshaw (6 September 1836 – 13 October 1893) was an English Victorian-era artist best known for his nocturnal scenes of urban landscapes.[1][2] He was called a "remarkable and imaginative painter" by the critic and historian Christopher Wood in Victorian Painting (1999).[3]
Grimshaw's love for realism stemmed from a passion for photography, which would eventually lend itself to the creative process.
Though entirely self-taught, he is known to have openly used a camera obscura or lenses to project scenes onto canvas, which made up for his shortcomings as