George Arthur Fripp
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George Arthur Fripp was a British artist who specialised in watercolours
. He was a grandson of the artist Nicholas Pocock
and brother of the painter Alfred Downing Fripp
.
Fripp was born in Bristol
, and educated in Bristol, Birmingham
and Leamington
. He had lessons in oil painting
from James Baker Pyne
and first exhibited at the Bristol Society of Artists in 1832. In 1834 he accompanied the Bristol artist William James Müller
on a sketching tour of Europe, which produced works he later exhibited at the Royal Academy
from 1838.
In 1841, he exhibited at the Old Watercolour Society, becoming an associate that year, a full member in 1845, and secretary from 1848-1854. He became well known for his watercolours, mostly scenic British views.
He married Mary Percival in 1846. Two of their twelve children also became artists: Charles Edwin Fripp
an artist-reporter for The Graphic
, and Thomas W. Fripp, a watercolourist in Canada.
Fripp died in Hampstead
, London
in October 1895.
Watercolor painting
Watercolor or watercolour , also aquarelle from French, is a painting method. A watercolor is the medium or the resulting artwork in which the paints are made of pigments suspended in a water-soluble vehicle...
. He was a grandson of the artist Nicholas Pocock
Nicholas Pocock
thumb|Pocock's bird's-eye-view painting of the [[Battle of Copenhagen ]]Nicholas Pocock was a British artist best known for his many detailed paintings of naval battles during the age of sail....
and brother of the painter Alfred Downing Fripp
Alfred Downing Fripp (artist)
Alfred Downing Fripp was a British artist who specialised in watercolours of rural subjects. He was grandson of the artist Nicholas Pocock, a brother of the painter George Arthur Fripp, and father of the surgeon Sir Alfred Downing Fripp.Fripp studied at the Royal Academy of Arts...
.
Fripp was born in Bristol
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
, and educated in Bristol, Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
and Leamington
Leamington Spa
Royal Leamington Spa, commonly known as Leamington Spa or Leamington or Leam to locals, is a spa town in central Warwickshire, England. Formerly known as Leamington Priors, its expansion began following the popularisation of the medicinal qualities of its water by Dr Kerr in 1784, and by Dr Lambe...
. He had lessons in oil painting
Oil painting
Oil painting is the process of painting with pigments that are bound with a medium of drying oil—especially in early modern Europe, linseed oil. Often an oil such as linseed was boiled with a resin such as pine resin or even frankincense; these were called 'varnishes' and were prized for their body...
from James Baker Pyne
James Baker Pyne
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and first exhibited at the Bristol Society of Artists in 1832. In 1834 he accompanied the Bristol artist William James Müller
William James Müller
William James Müller , English landscape and figure painter, the best-known artist of the Bristol School.-Biography:...
on a sketching tour of Europe, which produced works he later exhibited at the Royal Academy
Royal Academy
The Royal Academy of Arts is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly, London. The Royal Academy of Arts has a unique position in being an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects whose purpose is to promote the creation, enjoyment and...
from 1838.
In 1841, he exhibited at the Old Watercolour Society, becoming an associate that year, a full member in 1845, and secretary from 1848-1854. He became well known for his watercolours, mostly scenic British views.
He married Mary Percival in 1846. Two of their twelve children also became artists: Charles Edwin Fripp
Charles Edwin Fripp
Charles Edwin Fripp , painter and illustrator, and special war artist. He was one of the twelve children of George Arthur Fripp , a landscape artist, and Mary Percival. His brother Thomas W. Fripp also became a watercolourist in Canada.Charles Edwin Fripp was an Associate of the Royal Watercolour...
an artist-reporter for The Graphic
The Graphic
The Graphic was a British weekly illustrated newspaper, first published on 4 December 1869 by William Luson Thomas's company Illustrated Newspapers Limited....
, and Thomas W. Fripp, a watercolourist in Canada.
Fripp died in Hampstead
Hampstead
Hampstead is an area of London, England, north-west of Charing Cross. Part of the London Borough of Camden in Inner London, it is known for its intellectual, liberal, artistic, musical and literary associations and for Hampstead Heath, a large, hilly expanse of parkland...
, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
in October 1895.
Further reading
- Thompson, H. Stuart. George A. Fripp and Alfred D. Fripp (London, Walker's Galleries, 1900). Illustrated.
- Wilcox, Scott, Newall Christopher. Victorian landscape watercolors (Hudson Hills Pr., 1992) p. 77.
- Hargraves, Matthew. Great British watercolors: from the Paul Mellon collection at the Yale (Yale University Press, 2007) p. 85 ff.
External links
- G A Fripp online (ArtCyclopedia)
- G A Fripp biography and paintings (The Fripp & Pocock families of Bristol, England)
- George Arthur Fripp (Government Art CollectionGovernment Art CollectionThe United Kingdom's Government Art Collection places works of art in major Government buildings in the UK and around the world to promote British art, culture and history....
) - George Arthur Fripp (Tate Collection)
- Penrhyn Castle, view from the Queen's window (1860 watercolour - Royal CollectionRoyal CollectionThe Royal Collection is the art collection of the British Royal Family. It is property of the monarch as sovereign, but is held in trust for her successors and the nation. It contains over 7,000 paintings, 40,000 watercolours and drawings, and about 150,000 old master prints, as well as historical...
) - G A Fripp photographs (National Portrait Gallery, London)