Henry John King (Henry John Yeend King) - notable artist (1855 - 1924), painted landscapes and paintings in the Victorian style.
Born in London on August 21, 1855. Beginning of his education was laid in the Church of Temple Church, where he sang in the choir. One of the earliest memories of Henry was about how one day after school was closed in the building. "I was forced to spend the night in a tent of pillows. My father in this time visited all hospitals in London. After this was followed by a cold, which lasted 3 weeks. As soon as I returned to the choir, I was summoned by the headmaster, who not only fed me, but gave 5 shillings to the fact that I was, in his words, "good boy" and because "I have not smashed stained-glass windows, trying to night to get out of the church. " But in fact such an idea I did not even come to mind.
Henry continued his studies at the philological school. He was then transferred to the school stained O'Connor's, where he spent 3 years.
After graduation and working in O'Connor's been learning from various artists in London and Paris. Academic years in Paris, along with the influence of fruntsuzskiyh realists and impressionists eventually helped to form his own style of artistic composition, features of which have been attention to the nature of pictures of characters and expressive color techniques.
Henry John King spent most of his life in London, but, like most of his contemporaries, his thoughts were turned to the rural areas. In search of a plot artist traveled to England and France. In 1885, for the magazine "The Magazine of Art" he has written an article - "Walk in France" (A round in France), which was a story with illustrations rural France.
His specialization was rural landscapes, and Henry almost never did not depict the city with their industry categories. In the pictures you can see the lively village girls (in the role model has often been the artist's daughter), working in the field or on the farm, or a woman against a background of calming rural landscapes.
In 1881 Henry married Edith Lilian Atkinson (Edith Lilian Atkinson), the daughter of an engraver Atkinson (TL Atkinson). They have a daughter, Lillian (who also became a painter).
Henry John King was a prominent and influential artist. Here's how it is written in the newspaper "London Times": "In appearance he represented the antithesis of the usual artists: always clean-shaven, with short hair, with a brilliant smile and great sense of humor. Like most artists, he was a true representative of bohemia, with inexhaustible collection of funny stories, which he clearly told. It is rare to be seen without a snuffbox, while its user, it is not often. "
John Henry was elected to several korolevskskih hudozhestennyh society and art institutions. Often exhibited in major exhibitions in Europe and the United States, winning medals in Paris, Berlin and Chicago.
Born in London on August 21, 1855. Beginning of his education was laid in the Church of Temple Church, where he sang in the choir. One of the earliest memories of Henry was about how one day after school was closed in the building. "I was forced to spend the night in a tent of pillows. My father in this time visited all hospitals in London. After this was followed by a cold, which lasted 3 weeks. As soon as I returned to the choir, I was summoned by the headmaster, who not only fed me, but gave 5 shillings to the fact that I was, in his words, "good boy" and because "I have not smashed stained-glass windows, trying to night to get out of the church. " But in fact such an idea I did not even come to mind.
Henry continued his studies at the philological school. He was then transferred to the school stained O'Connor's, where he spent 3 years.
After graduation and working in O'Connor's been learning from various artists in London and Paris. Academic years in Paris, along with the influence of fruntsuzskiyh realists and impressionists eventually helped to form his own style of artistic composition, features of which have been attention to the nature of pictures of characters and expressive color techniques.
Henry John King spent most of his life in London, but, like most of his contemporaries, his thoughts were turned to the rural areas. In search of a plot artist traveled to England and France. In 1885, for the magazine "The Magazine of Art" he has written an article - "Walk in France" (A round in France), which was a story with illustrations rural France.
His specialization was rural landscapes, and Henry almost never did not depict the city with their industry categories. In the pictures you can see the lively village girls (in the role model has often been the artist's daughter), working in the field or on the farm, or a woman against a background of calming rural landscapes.
In 1881 Henry married Edith Lilian Atkinson (Edith Lilian Atkinson), the daughter of an engraver Atkinson (TL Atkinson). They have a daughter, Lillian (who also became a painter).
Henry John King was a prominent and influential artist. Here's how it is written in the newspaper "London Times": "In appearance he represented the antithesis of the usual artists: always clean-shaven, with short hair, with a brilliant smile and great sense of humor. Like most artists, he was a true representative of bohemia, with inexhaustible collection of funny stories, which he clearly told. It is rare to be seen without a snuffbox, while its user, it is not often. "
John Henry was elected to several korolevskskih hudozhestennyh society and art institutions. Often exhibited in major exhibitions in Europe and the United States, winning medals in Paris, Berlin and Chicago.
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