EDWARD KILLINGWORTH JOHNSON - 1870 Watercolor
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"Her Lover's Song" an 1870 work by E. K. Johnson
Edward Killingworth Johnson was born in London in 1825. He trained as an apprentice under the wood engraver John Orrin Smith from 1839, and then to Smith's business partner William James Linton. Johnson then studied drawing at the Langham Life School, and started painting professionally around 1863. In the 1860s he contributed regularly to the illustrated periodicals "The Illustrated London News" and from 1869 "The Graphic".
He became a member of the Society of Painters in Water Colours in 1876; he exhibited his works there, at the Royal Academy, the American Society of Painters in Water Color, the Philadelphia Exhibition and the Paris Universal Exhibition. Johnson illustrated for Rider Haggard's 1887 novel "She"; these being among his best-known works.
Quantity: 1
Condition: Fair to Good
Height: 27cm or approximately 10.63 inches
Width: 20cm or approximately 7.87 inches
Weight: 3500g or approximately 123.46oz
Creator: Edward Killingworth Johnson
Origin: European > English
Materials: Watercolor
Item location: NSW, Australia
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Edward Killingworth Johnson was born in London in 1825. He trained as an apprentice under the wood engraver John Orrin Smith from 1839, and then to Smith's business partner William James Linton. Johnson then studied drawing at the Langham Life School, and started painting professionally around 1863. In the 1860s he contributed regularly to the illustrated periodicals "The Illustrated London News" and from 1869 "The Graphic".
He became a member of the Society of Painters in Water Colours in 1876; he exhibited his works there, at the Royal Academy, the American Society of Painters in Water Color, the Philadelphia Exhibition and the Paris Universal Exhibition. Johnson illustrated for Rider Haggard's 1887 novel "She"; these being among his best-known works.
Quantity: 1
Condition: Fair to Good
Height: 27cm or approximately 10.63 inches
Width: 20cm or approximately 7.87 inches
Weight: 3500g or approximately 123.46oz
Creator: Edward Killingworth Johnson
Origin: European > English
Materials: Watercolor
Item location: NSW, Australia
Shipping: In-house shipping available (+5%)
see Payments and Shipping information
- or - collection in-person
- or - third-party shipping arranged by buyer
Images: Photographic images of the item/s.
Provenance: Private Collector
Images for viewing: 5
Condition
Fair to Good
Dimensions
27 x 20 cm
Weight
3500 g
Buyer's Premium
- 20%
EDWARD KILLINGWORTH JOHNSON - 1870 Watercolor
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