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The paintings of John Atkinson Grimshaw (1836-1893) are well known and utterly distinctive. He was inspired to take up landscape painting by another Leeds artist, John Inchbold, and his early works are painted in the Pre-Raphaelite landscape style. He produced several very fine works, including some of the Lake District and Yorkshire. He is now best known for his dock scenes and moonlit landscapes. Despite the vast quantity of paintings and drawings produced, only a few are in public museums and galleries, the majority being in private collections, and rarely seen. Leeds City Art Gallery has a good collection of his work.

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John Atkinson Grimshaw Brief biography of the Leeds born Victorian artist. From Spartacus Educational. www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Jgrimshaw.htm

Grimshaw, Atkinson (1836 - 1893) Brief biography of the artist, from Xrefer. www.xrefer.com/entry.jsp?xrefid=143988&secid=.-&hh=1

John Atkinson Grimshaw The Art Renewal Center's image and biographical information on the 19th century British artist John Atkinson Grimshaw. Illustrated works include: Knostrop Hall, Early Morning, London Bridge - Half Tide, Stapleton Park near Pontefract, Day Dreams, and End www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/museum_template.asp?artist=256

John Atkinson Grimshaw (1836-1893) Brief biography of John Atkinson Grimshaw, from ArtMagick. www.artmagick.com/artists/grimshaw.aspx