John Atkinson Grimshaw

(British, 1836–1893)

John Atkinson Grimshaw was a British painter best known for his poetic nocturnal landscapes that showcased both urban and rural Victorian-era Britain. Grimshaw was influenced as a young artist by the Pre-Raphaelite painters, who focused on using a full spectrum of color to portray nature as realistically as possible. Born on September 6, 1836 in Leeds, England, he went on to be a clerk at a railroad company, a post he left at the age of 24. A decade later, Grimshaw had become a successful artist and was able to devote himself completely to his work. His paintings have an almost supernatural clarity in which all elements of the composition are in focus. Though many of Grimshaw’s paintings accurately depict nature, he also made works that include fairies and mythological scenes, such as his 1879 painting Spirit of the Night . His paintings are in the collections of the Tate Gallery in London, the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in Madrid, and the Leeds Gallery in the United Kingdom, among others. Grimshaw died on October 13, 1893 in Leeds, England.

John Atkinson Grimshaw Artworks

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Southwark Bridge from Blackfriars by moonlight, 1881

John Atkinson Grimshaw

Southwark Bridge from Blackfriars by moonlight, 1881

Sale Date: September 3, 2014

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A Winter Evening Swanston Street, Melbourne

John Atkinson Grimshaw

A Winter Evening Swanston Street, Melbourne

Sale Date: June 24, 2014

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A cyclist on a cobbled street by moonlight, 1887

John Atkinson Grimshaw

A cyclist on a cobbled street by moonlight, 1887

Sale Date: June 19, 2014

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Starboard light

John Atkinson Grimshaw

Starboard light

Sale Date: June 13, 2014

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View of Briggate with Dyson's clock in the...

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View of Briggate with Dyson's clock in the...

Sale Date: June 25, 2014

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Whitby by night, 1864

John Atkinson Grimshaw

Whitby by night, 1864

Sale Date: June 17, 2014

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A village street on Sunday eve some eighty..., 1881

John Atkinson Grimshaw

A village street on Sunday eve some eighty..., 1881

Sale Date: June 17, 2014

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View from Blackfriars Bridge by moonlight, 1882

John Atkinson Grimshaw

View from Blackfriars Bridge by moonlight, 1882

Sale Date: June 17, 2014

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Near Lake Windermere, Cumbria, 1865

John Atkinson Grimshaw

Near Lake Windermere, Cumbria, 1865

Sale Date: June 17, 2014

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The Gossips, Bonchurch, Isle of Wight, 1880

John Atkinson Grimshaw

The Gossips, Bonchurch, Isle of Wight, 1880

Sale Date: June 17, 2014

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An Autumnal Glow, 1882

John Atkinson Grimshaw

An Autumnal Glow, 1882

Sale Date: June 17, 2014

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Whitby from Scotch Head, moonlight on the Esk, 1879

John Atkinson Grimshaw

Whitby from Scotch Head, moonlight on the Esk, 1879

Sale Date: May 22, 2014

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The pool and London Bridge at night, 1884

John Atkinson Grimshaw

The pool and London Bridge at night, 1884

Sale Date: May 22, 2014

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A Yorkshire home, 1878

John Atkinson Grimshaw

A Yorkshire home, 1878

Sale Date: May 22, 2014

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A golden idyll

John Atkinson Grimshaw

A golden idyll

Sale Date: May 9, 2014

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At the park gate

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At the park gate

Sale Date: January 22, 2014

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A shepherd driving his flock (+ A view..., 1876

John Atkinson Grimshaw

A shepherd driving his flock (+ A view..., 1876

Sale Date: January 22, 2014

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Old Greenock, 1886

John Atkinson Grimshaw

Old Greenock, 1886

Sale Date: December 12, 2013

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Heath Street, Hampstead, 1882

John Atkinson Grimshaw

Heath Street, Hampstead, 1882

Sale Date: December 12, 2013

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Golden Glory

John Atkinson Grimshaw

Sale Date: December 12, 2013

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Still life with pineapple, grapes, nuts and..., 1862

John Atkinson Grimshaw

Still life with pineapple, grapes, nuts and..., 1862

Sale Date: November 19, 2013

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St. Anne's square, Manchester

John Atkinson Grimshaw

St. Anne's square, Manchester

Sale Date: November 19, 2013

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A moonlit street after rain, 1881

John Atkinson Grimshaw

A moonlit street after rain, 1881

Sale Date: November 19, 2013

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On the Clyde, Glasgow, 1879

John Atkinson Grimshaw

On the Clyde, Glasgow, 1879

Sale Date: November 19, 2013

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