| About the artist
Born: 1913
Ernest Greenwood studied at the Royal College of Art and went on to teach art. Although he focused on watercolour as "his" medium, he innovated with the application of under painting, as oil painters frequently do. He would apply a watercolour wash, then white acrylic to generate luminosity, then several further layers over the watercolour wash.
It was his lifelong habit to sketch where he went, and since at the end of the war he was stationed in Germany, he produced a number of paintings of Berliners. He was a member of the Royal Watercolour Society and also its President. His work is in many private and national collections and he was a regular exhibitor at the Royal Academy during the 1950's and 60's.
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| Product type |
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drawing |
| Date of work |
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1940 |
| How we know the date |
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dated |
| The last owner of the work |
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acquired from the artist's studio |
| How we know who the artist is |
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signed |
| How we know the subject |
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| School of painting |
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Modern British |
| Style of painting |
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Impressionist |
| Approach |
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portrait representative |
| Dimensions (h x w x d) inches |
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8 x 12 |
| Condition of work |
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very good |
| Recent restoration |
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No known restoration |
| Where exhibited |
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believed never exhibited |
| Quantity available |
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1 |
| Edition of |
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1 |
| Item number |
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2695 |
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