The Thames

Walter Greaves (1846 - 1930)

Oil on canvas

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  • About the work
    Location
    Country: UK
    City: London
    Place: Government Art Collection
  • About the artist
    Walter Greaves was born in Cheyne Walk, Chelsea; the son of a boat builder and waterman. He and his brother Henry first met Whistler in 1863. In 1876, four of Walter Greaves’ works were shown at the Royal Aquarium. Greaves and Whistler parted company in 1888, after which Greaves’s career faltered but he received some recognition from 1911, when he had a solo exhibition at the London Gallery. In 1922 his painting ‘Hammersmith Bridge’ was purchased for the Tate and in the same year he had a further exhibition at the London Gallery. Greaves was elected an honorary member of the Chelsea Arts Club in 1921. He died in West London Hospital, Hammersmith, aged 84.
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    Places
    England, River Thames, London
    Subjects
    townscape/cityscape, evening, sunset, mist/fog, river, chimney
    Materials & Techniques
    canvas, oil, oil painting
  • Details
    Artist
    Walter Greaves (1846 - 1930)
    Title
    The Thames
    Date
    Medium
    Oil on canvas
    Dimensions
    height: 57.00 cm, width: 90.00 cm
    Acquisition
    Purchased from the Piccadilly Gallery, July 1962
    Provenance
    Hugh Blaker; Beaux Arts Gallery; purchased from Piccadilly Gallery, July 1962
    GAC number
    5871