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| Leonard Squirrell, watercolor over pencil |
Leonard Russell Squirrell, R.W.S., R.I., R.E. (1893-1979) was a versatile British artist who captured compositions of the architecture that was disappearing in 20th century.
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| Leonard Squirrell, watercolor over pencil |
According to a recent book on Squirrell, he was known as the 'Grand Old Man of East Anglian Painting', "beloved by many people well outside the boundaries of East Anglia and admired by many more as an outstanding topographical artist. Ranked by many collectors and connoisseurs with John Sell Cotman, Thomas Girtin, Philip Wilson Steer (who taught him) and other famous East Anglian artists."
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| Leonard Squirrell, Etching |
According to a book on sketching from the 1930s, Squirrell's pastel work "comes to us as a revelation," because he would do careful lead pencil studies before attempting his pastel drawings on tone paper.
"For him these are more than mere sketches, embodying not only the conception but all the study necessary to the production of a completely worked out pastel."
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| Leonard Squirrell, pastel |
"For him these are more than mere sketches, embodying not only the conception but all the study necessary to the production of a completely worked out pastel."
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(2011 book): Leonard Squirrell RWS RE: East Anglian Artist 1893 - 1979
(1930 book): The Art and Practice of Sketching by Jasper Salwey
(1930 book): The Art and Practice of Sketching by Jasper Salwey
He also painted many railway carriage posters, featuring scenes of town and village across the UK.
ReplyDeleteSo many amazing artists throughout history that I've never heard of.
ReplyDeleteI love this sort of work, he draws/paints so tight, but then goes wonderfully wild with his sky in the pastel piece.
ReplyDeleteIt's hard to decern in the digital image; are they pencil drawings in-filled with watercolor, or watercolor paintings delineated in pencil first. Or somewhere between and it doesn't matter?
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