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HENRY JOHN YEEND KING (BR. 1855-1924)
An English Victorian artist who spent most of his career in London, Henry John Yeend King painted numerous bucolic scenes with young farm women, either working at their chores or simply enjoying the serenity of country living. King's formal education was at the Philological School in London and then at a glass painters, O'Connor's, for three years. Following that period, he studied painting with William Bromley (active 1835-1888), a painter in London, and then studied in Paris with Leon Bonnat (1833-1922) and Fernand Cormon (1854-1924). The academic training in France was very influential and "helped mold his fully matured style of carefully modeled figures, plein-air technique and bold coloration.
In 1879, the Royal Society of British Artists elected King to membership, and a frequent RBA exhibitor, he showed 115 paintings at Society venues. In 1886, he became an elected member of the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolor, which he later served as vice-president and where he exhibited 38 paintings. He was also a member of the Royal Institute of Painters in Oil-Colors, and in various exhibitions of the Royal Academy of London, entered 94 paintings.
Although he lived in London, he avoided big-city life or industrial scenes in his paintings and traveled continuously in the English countryside for subject matter.
He married Edith Atkinson in 1881, the daughter of mezzotint engraver T.L. Atkinson, and they had a daughter, Lilian who became an artist.
Henry John Yeend King lived to age 68, and died on June 10, 1924. His paintings are in numerous collections including the Tate Gallery, London; Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool; Leeds City Art Galleries, Leeds; Oldham Art Gallery, England.
Source:
http://www.rehsgalleries.com/henry_john_yeend_king.htm
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