Harold Williamson - British Artist
Harold Williamson, born 1898 in Manchester, died in 1972.[1][2]
Painter, draughtsman, etcher and teacher Williamson began his art education by attending evening classes, while working during the day at Tootal, Broadhurst, Lee & Co.,calico printers, as a designer. After war service from 1916 to 1919 with the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve he won a Senior Scholarship to Manchester School of Art. He studied there for three years, where he was a pupil of Adolphe Valette and continued there after as Assistant Teacher of Drawing and Painting. For a time he worked in London as a designer for Arthur Sanderson & Sons. In 1926 he obtained a post as Painting Master at Bournemouth College of Art where he remained until 1947. He returned to Manchester School of Art as head of department of Fine Art until his retirement in 1962. He lived in Sale, Cheshire.
Williamson exhibited numerous paintings, drawings and etchings at the Royal Academy, Royal West of England Academy and New English Art Club. His work was reproduced in 'The Sketch', 'Studio', 'Colour' and national newspapers. Several of his etchings and paintings were chosen for touring exhibitions in the USA and Canada in the 1930s. The Belgrave Gallery, London and the Tib Lane Gallery, Manchester have had retrospective exhibitions of his work. The permanent collections at Southampton, Bournemouth (Russell-Cotes), Manchester and Southport Art Galleries hold examples of his work.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Twentieth Century British Art by Harold Williamson | www.lissllewellyn.com". www.lissllewellyn.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ↑ "Williamson, Harold, 1898–1972 - Art UK". artuk.org.
External Links[edit]
- True to Life , British Realist Painting in the 1920s & 1930s exhibition at National Galleries Scotland 2017 included his work.Exh Cat ISBN:9781911054054
- The Times London
- The Spectator London
- Invaluable Website listing Harold Williamson paintings sold at auction worldwide
- Bonhams auctioneers LONDON, KNIGHTSBRIDGE
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