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Description: | Henry Dawsons style of painting has been compared to that of William Turner (the famous landscape painter). During his lifetime Henrys work was only really appreciated by fellow artists and a few art collectors. In 1878, just before his death, a collection of Henrys work was displayed at the Nottingham Exhibition. This served to raise his profile as a landscape artist. The subject matter of this painting, the sea, is an unusual one for Dawson as he is better known for his landscape paintings. Henry was born in Hull but when he was very young his parents moved to Nottingham. His family was poor and he worked in a lace factory. He painted whilst working in the factory and only had a few drawing lessons. In 1835 Henry decided to become a professional artist. His first professional paintings were brought by a local hairdresser. In 1844 he moved to Liverpool, where he began to gain some recognition as an artist. In 1849, he moved with his family to London where he continued to paint and exhibited paintings at the Royal Academy. Henry died in Chiswick in 1878.
An oil seascape with the sun hanging low in a cloudy sky. In the centre distant is a large steam vessel with two chimneys. In the foreground are three sailing ships. The most prominent ship has three masts of sails. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/uk/ | Publisher: | Sandwell Museums | Rights holder: | Sandwell MBC | Subjects: | Ships Sea water Sailing ships Fine arts Maritime transport Landscape Maritime warfare | Temporal: | 1871-1872
Victorian (1837-1901) | Source: | Black Country History | Creator: | Dawson; Henry Thomas (1811 - 1878) | Identifier: | http://www.blackcountryhistory.org/colle... | Go to resource |
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