Thomas Benjamin Kennington nasceu em Grimsby Lincolnshire Inglaterra

Thomas Benjamin Kennington nasceu em Grimsby, Lincolnshire, Inglaterra, em 7 de abril de 1856. Estudou na “Liverpool School of Art”, no “Royal College of Art”, em Londres, e na “Académie Julian”, em Paris. Estabeleceu-seem Chelsea, em Londres, onde desfrutou de uma carreira de sucesso. Suas obras foram bem recebidase ele expôs na “Royal Academy” de 1880 a 1916. Foi também um expositor regular da “Royal Society of British Artists”, em Suffolk Street, um dos membros fundadores do “New English Art Club” e secretário-gerale fundador da “Imperial Arts League”. Em 1889, ganhou uma medalha de bronze na Exposição Universal, em Paris, e, a partir de 1890, lecionou na “St John’s Wood Art School”. Dolly and Me, 1860

Mother and Daughter

Kennington tornou-se conhecido não só por suas pinturas idealizadas de cenas domésticas e da vida cotidiana, mas também porque pintava a realidade social. Suas obras podem ser encontradas na “Walker Art Gallery” em Liverpool, na Galeria de Arte “Whitworth”, em Manchester, e em muitas outras coleções públicas e privadas. Morreu em Londres, Inglaterra, em 10 de dezembro de 1916. Howel Cuthbertson, Mayor of Neath, 1867

The New Sonnet, 1882 Portrait of a Lady in a Pink Dress

At the Kitchen Table The Ace of Hearts, 1882

Serena Found of Savages

Daily Bread, 1883 Reading the Letter

Orphans, 1885 Contemplation

Widowed and Fatherless, 1888

Marian Mckenzie, 1890 Meditation, 1890

The Pinch of Poverty, 1891 A Portrait of a Lady in a Garden Wearing a Pink Dress Holding an Iris

Idle Hours, 1892

Queen Victoria, 1898 The Siesta of Dryad, 1898

Autumn, 1900 The Glory of Womanhood

No Gossip

Curiosity, 1906 The Letter, 1906

The Picture Book

The Wedding Dress Alderman Pendrill Mayor of Neath

The Toy Shop Pandora, 1908

Relaxation, 1908

Mrs. George Struthers, 1910 Lady Elizabeth. Mac. Alister, 1912

A Merry Heart Goes a Long Way, 1912

Contemplation Anne as Alice in Wonderland

Chatterboxes, 1912

Lady Reading by a Window Adelaide Neilson

Biography: Thomas Benjamin Kennington was born in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, on April 7, 1856. He studied at the “Liverpool School of Art”, at the “Royal College of Art”, in London, and at the “Académie Julian”, in Paris. He settled in Chelsea, London, where he achieved a successfulcareer. His works were well received and he exhibited at the “Royal Academy” from 1880 to 1916. He was, also, a regular exhibitor at the “Royal Society of British Artists”, in Sufflok Street, a founder member of the “New English Art Club” and first secretary and a founder of the “Imperial Arts League”. He won a bronze medal at the “Exposition Universelle”, in Paris, in 1889, and, from 1890 on, he taught at the “St John’s Wood Art School”. Portrait of the Artist’s Daughter Anne in Russian Costume Holding a. Balilaika

Maternal Advice

Kennington became known not only for his idealised paintings of domestic and everyday-life, but also for his social realist paintings. His works can be found at the “Walker Art Gallery”, in Liverpool, at the Art Gallery “Whitworth”, in Manchester, and in many other public and private collections. He died in London, England, on December 10, 1916. Homeless

Temptation, 1914

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