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William Kay Blacklock Figurative Paintings

British, 1872-1924
William Blacklock was a British painter who was born in Bishopwearth, Sunderland in 1872 . It is evident from documents from his youth that the artist appears to have added the middle name of Kay only once he had become an artist. William began his artistic training at eighteen as a lithograph apprentice. He then went onto study at the Royal College of Art after moving to Chelsea, London with his wife Ellen Richardson. He then went onto study at Edinburgh School of Art in 1902 and was commissioned to paint two paintings that would be hung in the chancel of St Andrew’s Episcopal Church. However, after finishing at Edinburgh School of Art the couple moved to an artist’s colony at Walberswick, Suffok. The artist colony had been founded by the artist Philip Wilson Steer and was a circle of English Impressionists. However, Blacklock did not adopt the style of the Impressionists and instead focused on traditional Victorian genre painting. William Blacklock’s subjects often focused on his wife ‘Nellie’ and his daughter Eleanor, who would model for him within rural settings. During his lifetime Blacklock exhibited seventeen works at the Royal Academy between 1897 and 1918. He also exhibited his work at the Royal Institute of Oil Painters.
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Artist: William Kay Blacklock
Impressionist Oil on Canvas: The Well Spring, Early 20th Century
Impressionist Oil on Canvas: The Well Spring, Early 20th Century

Impressionist Oil on Canvas: The Well Spring, Early 20th Century

By William Kay Blacklock

Located in Stratford-Upon-Avon, GB

William Kay Blacklock British (1872-1924) The Well Spring Medium: Oil on canvas Framed size: 33 x 29 inches Unframed size: 24 x 20 inches Signed and dated 17 lower left Provenance...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist William Kay Blacklock Figurative Paintings

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Dutch Interior with lady and baby in a crib , William Kay Blacklock (1872–1924)
Dutch Interior with lady and baby in a crib , William Kay Blacklock (1872–1924)

Dutch Interior with lady and baby in a crib , William Kay Blacklock (1872–1924)

By William Kay Blacklock

Located in GB

The atwork “Dutch Interior”, signed by W. Kay Blacklock, portrays a warm, intimate domestic scene set inside a rustic European cottage. William Kay Blacklock was active between the late Victorian era and the early 20th century, with most of his mature work produced between 1890 and 1920. This piece likely dates from the Edwardian period (early 1900s), when he created many interiors in a romanticized Dutch style. At the center, a woman—likely a mother—sits quietly beside a wicker cradle...

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Late 19th Century William Kay Blacklock Figurative Paintings

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Archival Paper, Watercolor

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