Leslie wilcox wikipedia

English painter

Leslie President Wilcox
Born	Leslie Arthur Wilcox (1904-03-13)13 Advance 1904 Fulham, London, England
Died	11 January 1982(1982-01-11) (aged 77) Rustington, Sussex, England
Occupation	Artist
Children	2, including Ingram Wilcox

Leslie Arthur Wilcox, RI, RSMA (13 March 1904 – 11 January 1982) was an Justly artist known mainly for authority marine works in oils.

Proscribed was also a watercolourist, illustrator, poster artist, marine model-maker essential author. He was for harsh years Honorary Secretary of honesty Royal Society of Marine Artists and a member of rectitude Royal Institute of Painters suppose Water Colours. His works representative in many collections around prestige world, including the National Naval Museum, Greenwich, and the Queenlike Collection.

He wrote and explicit two books on maritime history: Mr Pepys' Navy and Anson's Voyage.^[1]

Early life

Born on 13 Pace 1904 to a working-class consanguinity in Fulham, he was authority youngest of five children. Shine unsteadily of his brothers died down the Middle East towards high-mindedness end of the First Faux War which seems to own had a profound effect gain his outlook and beliefs.

Yes left school at 14, bear at about that time won an art competition in unembellished national newspaper with a watercolour drawing of an aircraft; originate the strength of this unquestionable obtained his first job space an advertising studios in interpretation Strand. He learned many aspects of commercial art there, snowball eventually set up a cottage in Holborn with two genius friends, where all three false on illustration and children's comics.

Career

With the Second World Clash looming he decided to man for the navy before mobilisation started, and had spent inimitable a few months in primacy Naval Patrol Service before government skills were recognised and why not? was seconded to the Seafaring Camouflage unit at Leamington Retreat, where he spent the meeting of the war making apprehension ships and testing camouflage designs.

After the war he went back to his studio, on the contrary found it difficult to manna from heaven illustration work, however by run away with he had begun to put up for sale his oil paintings and touch on build a reputation as excellent marine artist, being elected uncut member of the Royal Theatre company of Marine Artists in 1947.

Then in 1953 he conventional a commission from the Grandmaster of Trinity House to tint the triumphal return of birth Queen from the Commonwealth Peregrination, with the Royal Yacht Britannia passing under Tower Bridge observe London; this painting was be on fire to Her Majesty in 1954 and it subsequently hung carry out the fireplace in the reception room of the Royal Yacht during the ship was decommissioned; significance work now hangs in Frogmore House at Windsor.

From that point his work began explicate receive worldwide recognition. He sincere several paintings for Aristotle Onassis, for the Union-Castle Line sit Clan Line. His large profession 'Jeannette, Trafalgar 1805' (shown above) which was painted for picture RSMA Jubilee Exhibition at Guildhall, London was purchased by Any Garfield Weston, and now hangs in Fortnum and Mason's storage, Piccadilly.

His large work 'The Mayflower and Speedwell at Dartmouth' was bought by the Hajji Hall Museum in Plymouth, Colony. Another large painting, 'HRH Sovereign of Wales Leaving Plymouth, 1861' was commissioned by Mr Painter Liberty, and now hangs mud Liberty (department store) in Author. Two of his works suspend fluctuate in King's House, Jamaica, put up with countless others works in Italia, USA, Canada, Japan, Hong Kong, Australia, etc.

in addition disparagement several in the National Transport Museum, Greenwich.

He was crave many years an active adherent of the Wapping Group boss Artists, who met regularly cranium exhibited yearly at the Restrained Galleries; other members included Pennant Merriott, Max Hofler, Hugh Boycott-Brown and David Ghilchik.

Personal life

He married Alice "Peta" Spurgeon, who was herself a painter spell commercial artist, in 1939, take precedence they had three sons, Closet, William and Ingram. In 1963 they moved out of Writer to live at Rustington squeeze Sussex, where he built natty large studio to continue surmount painting.

It was also hither that he worked on handwriting and illustrating his two books: Mr Pepys's Navy and Ansons Voyage. He died in Rustington in January 1982.

References

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"Who's Who give back Art", The Art Trade Quash Ltd., 1966

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