Laura Sylvia Gosse (14 February 1881 – 6 June 1968)[1] was an English painter and printmaker. She also ran an art school with the painter Walter Sickert.
Laura Sylvia Gosse
Sylvia Gosse by Howard Gilman, oil on canvas, ca. 1913
In 1908, the artist Walter Sickert was impressed by her talent and decided she should learn etching.[2] She enrolled in Sickert's evening classes, first at the Westminster School of Art and then at a private art school he founded in the Hampstead Road.[2][4] Gosse eventually took over responsibility for running this school, which became known as Rowlandson House[4] (alternatively, the Sickert and Gosse School of Painting and Etching).[2] She served as co-principal from 1910 until it closed in 1914[3][4] and taught some classes there as well.[2] Gosse had an independent income, and without her financial support the school would have closed much sooner.[3]
The Printer, c. 1915, Sylvia Gosse oil on canvas (100 x 74.8 cm) Swindon Art Gallery (AG1978/318)
Gosse remained close to Sickert and his wife Christine, whom she nursed through her final illness in 1920.[5] Afterwards, she managed Sickert's household and served at times as his studio assistant.[3][5] In the 1930s, she was one of the organizers of the Sickert Fund, which was raised to enable Sickert to be financially independent.[3]
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Gosse first exhibited her work in 1911 at the New English Art Club, and a portrait of her father was shown in the 1912 Royal Academy Summer Exhibition.[2] In 1913, she had her first solo show, at the Carfax Gallery, and she was elected to the London Group around the same time.[1][2] She was also a member of the Royal Society of British Artists.[2] She continued exhibiting for several more decades. Eye cataracts put an end to her painting in 1961, and she died in 1968.[2]
Sickert's influence shows both in Gosse's brushy style and in her subject matter, which leans towards domestic interiors, street scenes, and London night life.[2] She often worked from photographs,[3] and one of her better-known paintings is Madrid Crowd, painted from a published news photograph of a Madrid crowd in 1931.[6]
Fisher, Kathleen. Conversations with Sylvia: Sylvia Gosse, painter, 1881-1968 (1975)
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54 artworks by or after Sylvia Gosse at the Art UK site
October 26, 2023
sylvia, gosse, laura, february, 1881, june, 1968, english, painter, printmaker, also, school, with, painter, walter, sickert, laura, howard, gilman, canvas, 1913born, 1881, february, 1881london, united, kingdomdied6, june, 1968, 1968, aged, london, united, kin. Laura Sylvia Gosse 14 February 1881 6 June 1968 1 was an English painter and printmaker She also ran an art school with the painter Walter Sickert Laura Sylvia GosseSylvia Gosse by Howard Gilman oil on canvas ca 1913Born 1881 02 14 14 February 1881London United KingdomDied6 June 1968 1968 06 06 aged 87 London United KingdomNationalityBritishKnown forPainting Contents 1 Education and teaching 2 Art career 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External linksEducation and teaching editLaura Sylvia Gosse known as Sylvia was the youngest of three children of Ellen Epps Gosse and English poet and critic Sir Edmund Gosse 2 Her grandfather was the naturalist Philip Henry Gosse 3 and the painter Lawrence Alma Tadema was her uncle by marriage 2 Gosse got her art training first at the St John s Wood Art School and then at the Royal Academy of Art 1906 09 1 2 In 1908 the artist Walter Sickert was impressed by her talent and decided she should learn etching 2 She enrolled in Sickert s evening classes first at the Westminster School of Art and then at a private art school he founded in the Hampstead Road 2 4 Gosse eventually took over responsibility for running this school which became known as Rowlandson House 4 alternatively the Sickert and Gosse School of Painting and Etching 2 She served as co principal from 1910 until it closed in 1914 3 4 and taught some classes there as well 2 Gosse had an independent income and without her financial support the school would have closed much sooner 3 nbsp The Printer c 1915 Sylvia Gosse oil on canvas 100 x 74 8 cm Swindon Art Gallery AG1978 318 Gosse remained close to Sickert and his wife Christine whom she nursed through her final illness in 1920 5 Afterwards she managed Sickert s household and served at times as his studio assistant 3 5 In the 1930s she was one of the organizers of the Sickert Fund which was raised to enable Sickert to be financially independent 3 Art career editGosse first exhibited her work in 1911 at the New English Art Club and a portrait of her father was shown in the 1912 Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2 In 1913 she had her first solo show at the Carfax Gallery and she was elected to the London Group around the same time 1 2 She was also a member of the Royal Society of British Artists 2 She continued exhibiting for several more decades Eye cataracts put an end to her painting in 1961 and she died in 1968 2 Sickert s influence shows both in Gosse s brushy style and in her subject matter which leans towards domestic interiors street scenes and London night life 2 She often worked from photographs 3 and one of her better known paintings is Madrid Crowd painted from a published news photograph of a Madrid crowd in 1931 6 Her work is held by numerous British museums including the Tate the British Government Art Collection the National Portrait Gallery the Ashmolean Museum the Ingram Collection of Modern British Art and many others References edit a b c Gosse Sylvia Benezit Dictionary of British Graphic Artists and Illustrators vol 1 Oxford University Press p 473 a b c d e f g h i j k l Moorby Nicola Sylvia Gosse 1881 1968 Tate Museum website a b c d e f Hartley Cathy Gosse Laura Sylvia 1881 1968 A Historical Dictionary of British Women Routledge 2013 pp 189 90 a b c Baron Wendy and Walter Sickert Sickert paintings and drawings Yale University Press 2006 a b Greer Germaine The Obstacle Race pp 47 49 Madrid Crowd Artfund org website Further reading editFisher Kathleen Conversations with Sylvia Sylvia Gosse painter 1881 1968 1975 External links edit54 artworks by or after Sylvia Gosse at the Art UK site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sylvia Gosse amp oldid 1085645538, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
