Humber Docks, Hull
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Oil on canvas
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46 x 76 cm
(18.1 x 29.9 in) - Signed lower left Atkinson Grimshaw/ 1884+ and further signed, inscribed and dated Humber dock-side/ Hull/ Atkinson Grimshaw/ 1884+ on the reverse
- 1884
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John Atkinson Grimshaw
b. 06.09.1836
Leeds, England
d. 13.10.1893
Leeds, England
Leeds, England
d. 13.10.1893
Leeds, England
John Atkinson Grimshaw is a Victorian-era painter, who is known for his vivid and luminous moonlit cityscapes, often depictions of the docks in London, Leeds, Liverpool and Glasgow. He was born in Leeds on September 6, 1836. Initially working as a clerk for the Great Northern Railway, Grimshaw focused on an artistic career from 1861 onwards, at the age of 24. Self-taught, he started o . . .
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