Cecil Gordon Lawson. Cecil Gordon Lawson was a British landscapist and illustrator.
The youngest son of William Lawson of Edinburgh, a well-regarded portrait painter, and of a mother also known for her flower pieces, he was born in Fountain Place in Wellington, Shropshire. Two of his brothers were trained as artists, and Cecil was from childhood devoted to art with the intensity of a serious nature.
Soon after his birth, the Lawsons moved to London. In 1871, Lawson was living with his parents at 15 Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, along with his two older brothers Francis Wilfrid Lawson, a historical painter and designer and Malcolm Leonard Lawson, a professor of music.
Lawson's first works were studies of fruit, flowers, etc., in the manner of William Henry Hunt; followed by riverside Chelsea subjects. His first exhibit at the Royal Academy was Cheyne Walk, and in 1871 he sent two other Chelsea subjects.
These gained full recognition from fellow-artists, if not from the public. Among his friends were now numbered Fred Walker, GJ Pinwell and their associates. Following them, he made a certain number of drawings for wood-engraving. In 1871 he contributed Summer Showers to a mixed charity exhibition held in support of those affected by the Franco-Prussian War. Lawson's Chelsea pictures had been painted in rather sombre tones; in A Hymn to Spring which was rejected by the Academy, he turned to a more colourful a
The youngest son of William Lawson of Edinburgh, a well-regarded portrait painter, and of a mother also known for her flower pieces, he was born in Fountain Place in Wellington, Shropshire. Two of his brothers were trained as artists, and Cecil was from childhood devoted to art with the intensity of a serious nature.
Soon after his birth, the Lawsons moved to London. In 1871, Lawson was living with his parents at 15 Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, along with his two older brothers Francis Wilfrid Lawson, a historical painter and designer and Malcolm Leonard Lawson, a professor of music.
Lawson's first works were studies of fruit, flowers, etc., in the manner of William Henry Hunt; followed by riverside Chelsea subjects. His first exhibit at the Royal Academy was Cheyne Walk, and in 1871 he sent two other Chelsea subjects.
These gained full recognition from fellow-artists, if not from the public. Among his friends were now numbered Fred Walker, GJ Pinwell and their associates. Following them, he made a certain number of drawings for wood-engraving. In 1871 he contributed Summer Showers to a mixed charity exhibition held in support of those affected by the Franco-Prussian War. Lawson's Chelsea pictures had been painted in rather sombre tones; in A Hymn to Spring which was rejected by the Academy, he turned to a more colourful a
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