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James ShawStill life of fruit and nuts
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James Shaw (fl.1769-1784)
Still life of fruit and nuts
Oil on canvas
Canvas Size - 13 1/2 x 17 3/4 in
Framed Size - 16 1/4 x 20 1/2 in
Born in Sedgley in Staffordshire, it is unclear how Shaw’s interest in art was fostered. Nonetheless, by 1769 Shaw had moved to London, where he would enter the Royal Academy Schools for his artistic training. Shaw was part of the first generation of artists to do so, the Royal Academy having only been founded a year before, in 1768. He was one of only 77 students, suggesting much about his promise.
Shaw was tutored at the Royal Academy by artist Edward Penny (1714-1791). One of the founders of the Academy, Penny was predominantly a portrait painter, but is known to have painting a small number of fine still lifes. Perhaps his influence inspired Shaw to follow the same artistic route, for when he began to exhibit at the Academy in 1776, Shaw exclusively showed portraits.
Shaw’s works are incredibly sophisticated and demonstrate the rewards of his teachings at the Royal Academy. His portraiture subjects are captured with an elegant likeness. There is also much to suggest the influence of another Academy founder, and its president, Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792).
Unfortunately, there is very little else known about James Shaw. After his final exhibit at the Royal Academy in 1787, he vanished from the historical record. It seems strange that an artist part of the first generation of Academy pupils should disappear so readily.
Fortunately, a number of his works were conserved at The Wodehouse, a country home in his birth county of Staffordshire. Shaw’s brother, the Reverend Thomas Shaw-Hellier (1732-1812), would inherit The Wodehouse through his friendship with Samuel Hellier (1699-1751). He treasured a number of his brother's works, and the family would ensure they saw exhibition long after Shaw’s death. Shaw’s self-portrait was exhibited at the Wolverhampton Art and Industrial Exhibition, held in 1902.
- Creator:James Shaw (1736 - 1787, English)
- Dimensions:Height: 16.25 in (41.28 cm)Width: 20.5 in (52.07 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Stoke, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU446312093212
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