Wednesday, 2 March 2016

Great nature artists: Ethelbert White.

The artist wrote (9 August 1956) that this watercolour was painted in late September 1923, and is of Coldkitchen Farm, situated on the southern slope of the North Downs between Guildford and Dorking landscape painter, poster designer, illustrator and wood engraver. Born 26 February 1891 at Isleworth. Studied at St John's Wood School of Art 1911–12. Exhibited at the London group from 1916 (member the same year) and also at the N.E.A.C.m 1916 (member 1921). First one-man exhibition at the Paterson and Carfax Gallery 1921. A.R.W.S. 1933, R.W.S. 1939. Worked mainly in England but also in Ireland, the south of France and Spain. Illustrated several books, including C. W. Beaumont, and Richard Jeffries 1923.

Ethelbert White ‘Under the Hills’, 1923
© Tate

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