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John Thompson

John Thompson (1924 - 2011) was active/lived in United Kingdom.  John Thompson is known for Modernist portrait, figures in groups, village scenes and floral still-life painting, teaching.

John Thompson was a British painter best known for his expressive and subtle depictions of nudes, groups of working men, and the landscapes and streetscapes around Manchester. Thompson’s linework and unique color combinations give a vitality to his paintings similar to that of the artists L.S. Lowry and Pierre Bonnard. This is exemplified in the work What Next (2010), where Thompson overlays a gradient of blues and muted greens over a wiry illustration of cloth-capped men.

Born in 1924 in Oldham, United Kingdom to a working class family. Due to his socioeconomic standing, the artist was largely self-taught and trained himself by making copies of postcards and ocean liner advertisements. He began receiving critical acclaim for his work in the early 2000s after having a number of solo exhibitions in Manchester.

Thompson died on July 16, 2011 in Manchester, United Kingdom.

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Facts about John Thompson

   John Thompson  Born:  1924 - Carlisle, England
Died:   2011 - Manchester, England
Known for:  Modernist portrait, figures in groups, village scenes and floral still-life painting, teaching

John Thompson was a British painter best known for his expressive and subtle depictions of nudes, groups of working men, and the landscapes and streetscapes around Manchester. Thompson’s linework and unique color combinations give a vitality to his paintings similar to that of the artists L.S. Lowry and Pierre Bonnard. This is exemplified in the work What Next (2010), where Thompson overlays a gradient of blues and muted greens over a wiry illustration of cloth-capped men.

Born in 1924 in Oldham, United Kingdom to a working class family. Due to his socioeconomic standing, the artist was largely self-taught and trained himself by making copies of postcards and ocean liner advertisements. He began receiving critical acclaim for his wo  ...  Displaying 750 of 1108 characters.

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