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The River in Winter, Sunset

Walter Greaves (1846–1930)

New Walk Museum & Art Gallery

The River in Winter, Sunset

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Greaves was the son of a Thames boat-builder. He became the protégé of the American artist Whistler and would row him to paint river scenes. Whistler remained his mentor for 20 years but they quarrelled in 1881. Greaves eventually managed to get shown at the Goupil Gallery in 1911 but though it was a great success, he no longer owned any of his pictures and got no benefit from the sales. In 1922 he was admitted as Poor Brother to the Charterhouse in London where he died.

New Walk Museum & Art Gallery

Leicester

Title

The River in Winter, Sunset

Date

1865

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 51.3 x W 45.7 cm

Accession number

L.F33.1947.0.0

Acquisition method

purchased from Roland, Browse and Delbanco, 1947

Work type

Painting

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New Walk Museum & Art Gallery

53 New Walk, Leicester, Leicestershire LE1 7EA England

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Walter Greaves

1846–1930

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