The Paintings of John Atkinson Grimshaw

[George1959]

There was the Victorian painter John Atkinson Grimshaw (1836-1893). I like his paintings of urban scenes at twilight, dawn and at night very much. To me they are enchanting in a special way.

Some examples:

More about Grimshaw here:
John Atkinson Grimshaw - Wikipedia

Some of his paintings:

John Atkinson Grimshaw

John Atkinson Grimshaw

John Atkinson Grimshaw, ctd

John Atkinson Grimshaw, ctd

John Atkinson Grimshaw, ctd

John Atkinson Grimshaw, final set

 

[Kaila]

Extremely impressive!

 

[debodun]

Reminds me of Turner.

 

[PeppermintPatty]

You have good taste in artwork. He’s very good.

 

[jujube]

Wow! He really knows how to work the light!

 

[astralcat]

Very nice - I admire his ability to portray something that is almost mystical in them.

 

[Kaila]

In one of those links above;
it explains that when he was 24 yrs old, he dismayed his parents, by quitting his first job as a railway agent,
In order to pursue a career in art.



We understand the parents point of view,

but we're all very thankful he did!

It's a timeless story, for sure.

 

[PeppermintPatty]

I studied this guy in high school. Many of the paintings look familiar. He was a very interesting person as well as a painter.