Chelsea Embankment

Location

Country: UK
City: London
Place: Government Art Collection

Paul Fordyce Maitland was born in Chatham, Kent. His works mainly depict views of London or the Kent coast. As his mobility was restricted by a spinal disability, he painted the public spaces accessible to him, such as Kensington Gardens and Regent’s Park. He studied at the Royal College of Art, under French artist Theodore Roussel. The stylistic influence of Roussel’s friend James McNeill Whistler on Maitland’s work is evident. Maitland exhibited his work at the Royal Society of British Artists, Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts, New English Art Club and elsewhere in the UK, as well as internationally. He acted as Art Examiner for the Board of Education from 1893 to 1908. A collection of 20 of his works are now in the Tate, London.

Places

England, River Thames, London, Chelsea

Subjects

topography, townscape/cityscape, river, man, railing, wall, barge/canal boat

Materials & Techniques

canvas, oil, oil painting

Artist

Paul Fordyce Maitland (1863 - 1909)

Title

Chelsea Embankment

Date

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

height: 42.50 cm, width: 54.50 cm

Acquisition

Purchased from Leicester Galleries, January 1960

Inscription

br: P Maitland

Provenance

Collection of Mr E. Kersley; from whom purchased by the Leicester Galleries, London; from whom purchased by the Ministry of Works in December 1959

GAC number

5037