Charles Isaac GinnerCBEARA (4 March 1878 – 6 January 1952)[1] was a British painter of landscape and urban subjects. Born in the south of France at Cannes, of British parents, in 1910 he settled in London, where he was an associate of Spencer Gore and Harold Gilman and a key member of the Camden Town Group.
Charles Isaac Ginner was born on 4 March 1878 in Cannes, the second son of Isaac Benjamin Ginner, a British medical doctor. He had a younger sister, Ruby (b. 1886; who became the dance teacher Ruby Dyer). He was educated in Cannes at the Institut Stanislas.
At an early age, Ginner formed the intention of becoming a painter, but his parents disapproved. When he was sixteen, he suffered from typhoid and double pneumonia and travelled in a tramp steamer around the south Atlantic and the Mediterranean to convalesce; on returning to Cannes, he worked in an engineer's office, and in 1899, at the age of 21, moved to Paris to study architecture.
In 1904, his parents withdrew their opposition to his becoming a painter, and Ginner entered the Academie Vitti, where Henri Martin was teaching but where Ginner worked mostly under Paul Gervais, who disapproved of Ginner's use of bright colours. In 1905, Ginner moved to the Ecole des Beaux Arts, but in 1906, after Gervais had left, he returned to Vitti's, where his principal teacher was Hermenegildo Anglada Camarasa, who disapproved of Ginner's admiration for Vincent van Gogh.
In 1909, Ginner visited Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he held his first one-person show, which helped to introduce post-Impressionism to South America. His oil paintings showed the influence of Van Gogh, with their heavy impasto paint.
During World War I, in about 1916, Ginner was called up, serving firstly in the Royal Army Ordnance Corps, secondly in the Intelligence Corps and lastly for the Canadian War Records, for which he made a painting of a powder-filling factory in Hereford.
In 1919, on Gilman's death, he published an appreciation of the artist in Art and Letters. In 1920 he became a member of the New English Art Club.
During World War II he was again an Official War Artist, and specialised in painting harbour scenes and bombed buildings in London. In 1942 he became an Associate of the Royal Academy, where he advocated the admission of younger artists.
Ginner painted buildings in an urban context, as in his painting Plymouth Pier from The Hoe. His watercolours are unmistakable, with meticulous detailing of trees and buildings.
The Tate Gallery in London and many other galleries hold his work. The National Portrait Gallery, London, has a typically precise self-portrait.
^Baron, Wendy. "Ginner, (Isaac) Charles (1878–1952), painter". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/33410. Retrieved 25 April 2020. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^"Cumberland Market Group", Grove Art Online(subscription). Retrieved 20 September 2008.
Robert Upstone, Modern Painters: The Camden Town Group, exhibition catalogue, Tate Britain, London, 2008 ISBN1-85437-781-7
J. Rothenstein, 'Charles Ginner 1878–1952', in J. Rothenstein, Modern English Painters Sickert To Smith (1952), p. 188–193.
External linksedit
81 artworks by or after Charles Ginner at the Art UK site
Examples of Ginner's work
Profile on Royal Academy of Arts Collections
October 30, 2023
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Charles Isaac Ginner CBE ARA 4 March 1878 6 January 1952 1 was a British painter of landscape and urban subjects Born in the south of France at Cannes of British parents in 1910 he settled in London where he was an associate of Spencer Gore and Harold Gilman and a key member of the Camden Town Group Charles Isaac GinnerCBE ARABorn 1878 03 04 4 March 1878Cannes FranceDied6 January 1952 1952 01 06 aged 73 Known forPainting Contents 1 Early years and studies 2 Painting career 3 Notes and references 4 Bibliography 5 External linksEarly years and studies editCharles Isaac Ginner was born on 4 March 1878 in Cannes the second son of Isaac Benjamin Ginner a British medical doctor He had a younger sister Ruby b 1886 who became the dance teacher Ruby Dyer He was educated in Cannes at the Institut Stanislas At an early age Ginner formed the intention of becoming a painter but his parents disapproved When he was sixteen he suffered from typhoid and double pneumonia and travelled in a tramp steamer around the south Atlantic and the Mediterranean to convalesce on returning to Cannes he worked in an engineer s office and in 1899 at the age of 21 moved to Paris to study architecture In 1904 his parents withdrew their opposition to his becoming a painter and Ginner entered the Academie Vitti where Henri Martin was teaching but where Ginner worked mostly under Paul Gervais who disapproved of Ginner s use of bright colours In 1905 Ginner moved to the Ecole des Beaux Arts but in 1906 after Gervais had left he returned to Vitti s where his principal teacher was Hermenegildo Anglada Camarasa who disapproved of Ginner s admiration for Vincent van Gogh Painting career edit nbsp London Bridge by Charles Ginner 1913In 1908 Ginner left Vitti s and worked on his own in Paris taking Vincent van Gogh Paul Gauguin and Paul Cezanne for his guides In 1909 Ginner visited Buenos Aires Argentina where he held his first one person show which helped to introduce post Impressionism to South America His oil paintings showed the influence of Van Gogh with their heavy impasto paint In 1910 Ginner went to London to serve on the Hanging Committee of the Allied Artists Association s third exhibition Harold Gilman and Spencer Gore became his friends and persuaded him to settle in London He lived at first in Battersea but afterwards in Camden Town where he was a neighbour of Gilman and Gore and regularly attended the Saturday afternoons at 19 Fitzroy Street meeting Robert Bevan John Nash Albert Rothenstein C R W Nevinson Jacob Epstein Walter Bayes Walter Sickert and Lucien Pissarro In 1911 he became a member of the Camden Town Group in 1913 of the London Group in 1914 of the Cumberland Market Group 2 In 1914 in the New Age he spelt out the artistic creed known as New Realism In the same year he showed jointly with Gilman at the Goupil Gallery During World War I in about 1916 Ginner was called up serving firstly in the Royal Army Ordnance Corps secondly in the Intelligence Corps and lastly for the Canadian War Records for which he made a painting of a powder filling factory in Hereford In 1919 on Gilman s death he published an appreciation of the artist in Art and Letters In 1920 he became a member of the New English Art Club During World War II he was again an Official War Artist and specialised in painting harbour scenes and bombed buildings in London In 1942 he became an Associate of the Royal Academy where he advocated the admission of younger artists In 1950 he was awarded a CBE Ginner painted buildings in an urban context as in his painting Plymouth Pier from The Hoe His watercolours are unmistakable with meticulous detailing of trees and buildings The Tate Gallery in London and many other galleries hold his work The National Portrait Gallery London has a typically precise self portrait He died in London on 6 January 1952 The Arts Council of Great Britain held a touring memorial in 1953 4 Notes and references edit Baron Wendy Ginner Isaac Charles 1878 1952 painter Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online ed Oxford University Press doi 10 1093 ref odnb 33410 Retrieved 25 April 2020 Subscription or UK public library membership required Cumberland Market Group Grove Art Online subscription Retrieved 20 September 2008 Bibliography editHelena Bonett Charles Ginner 1878 1952 artist biography January 2011 in Helena Bonett Ysanne Holt Jennifer Mundy eds The Camden Town Group in Context Tate May 2012 http www tate org uk art research publications camden town group charles ginner r1105346 Robert Upstone Modern Painters The Camden Town Group exhibition catalogue Tate Britain London 2008 ISBN 1 85437 781 7 J Rothenstein Charles Ginner 1878 1952 in J Rothenstein Modern English Painters Sickert To Smith 1952 p 188 193 External links edit81 artworks by or after Charles Ginner at the Art UK site Examples of Ginner s work Profile on Royal Academy of Arts Collections Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Charles Ginner amp oldid 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