Senior member of the Staithes group of artists, he had a studio at Runswick Bay for many years. He painted landscapes and rural genre in oil and watercolours.[2] Exhibited regularly at the British Royal Academy of Arts (forty times) and at the Royal society of British. The Staithes group or Staithes School was an art colony of 19th-century painters based in the North Yorkshire fishing village of Staithes. Inspired by French Impressionists such as Monet, Cézanne and Renoir, the group of about 25 artists worked together in plein air, in oil or watercolour.
William Gilbert Foster family photo. His father with white beard, his wife and four daughters and two friends
He was the son of William Foster (born 1830 in Glossop, Derbyshire) a portrait painter and bookseller from Birkenhead who moved to Leeds and established a studio when Gilbert Foster was a child. Foster was educated at the Leeds Grammar School prior to receiving training at his father's studio. He was an art master at Leeds Grammar School and later an under-master at Leeds School of Art. He also established his own studio and taught pupils privately.
He purchased a cottage in Runswick Bay, in 1890, and spent most summers there painting. He took his students from Leeds School of Art (one of whom was Hilda Annetta Walker)[3] to the area for sketching expeditions and was very supportive of the younger artists. William had four daughters and a son. One of his daughters, Dorothea, was an artist herself[4] and, at seventeen, had her first painting accepted by the Royal Academy. William Gilbert Foster was living in Halton, Leeds, in the United Kingdom Census 1901 (although he's filled in the census just as Gilbert Foster). His wife was there as a widow in 1911.[5]
He exhibited in all the major venues including Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham, the Royal Institute of Oil Painters, the Royal Society of British Artists and at the Royal Academy, where his first work was accepted in 1876. His paintings are in the permanent collections of several public art galleries including Kirkleatham, Whitby, Leeds, Bradford, Huddersfield, Hull and Manchester[6]
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Mother and children
Cottage with family near the sea
Wildflowers in Yorkshire
Referencesedit
^Witt Library of the Courtauld Institute (3 June 2014). Checklist of Painters from 1200-1994. Routledge. pp. 167–. ISBN978-1-134-26406-3.
^Harry Turnbull (1976). Artists of Yorkshire: a short dictionary (artists born before 1921). Thornton Gallery. ISBN9780950534107.
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william, gilbert, foster, 1855, july, 1906, british, painter, rbaborn, 1855, 1855birkenhead, englanddied3, july, 1906, 1906, aged, leeds, englandnationalitybritisheducationleeds, school, artknown, forpaintingsenior, member, staithes, group, artists, studio, ru. William Gilbert Foster 9 May 1855 3 July 1906 was a British painter 1 William Gilbert FosterRBABorn 1855 05 09 9 May 1855Birkenhead EnglandDied3 July 1906 1906 07 03 aged 51 Leeds EnglandNationalityBritishEducationLeeds School of ArtKnown forPaintingSenior member of the Staithes group of artists he had a studio at Runswick Bay for many years He painted landscapes and rural genre in oil and watercolours 2 Exhibited regularly at the British Royal Academy of Arts forty times and at the Royal society of British The Staithes group or Staithes School was an art colony of 19th century painters based in the North Yorkshire fishing village of Staithes Inspired by French Impressionists such as Monet Cezanne and Renoir the group of about 25 artists worked together in plein air in oil or watercolour William Gilbert Foster family photo His father with white beard his wife and four daughters and two friendsContents 1 Life and career 2 Gallery 3 References 4 External linksLife and career editHe was the son of William Foster born 1830 in Glossop Derbyshire a portrait painter and bookseller from Birkenhead who moved to Leeds and established a studio when Gilbert Foster was a child Foster was educated at the Leeds Grammar School prior to receiving training at his father s studio He was an art master at Leeds Grammar School and later an under master at Leeds School of Art He also established his own studio and taught pupils privately He purchased a cottage in Runswick Bay in 1890 and spent most summers there painting He took his students from Leeds School of Art one of whom was Hilda Annetta Walker 3 to the area for sketching expeditions and was very supportive of the younger artists William had four daughters and a son One of his daughters Dorothea was an artist herself 4 and at seventeen had her first painting accepted by the Royal Academy William Gilbert Foster was living in Halton Leeds in the United Kingdom Census 1901 although he s filled in the census just as Gilbert Foster His wife was there as a widow in 1911 5 He exhibited in all the major venues including Liverpool Manchester Birmingham the Royal Institute of Oil Painters the Royal Society of British Artists and at the Royal Academy where his first work was accepted in 1876 His paintings are in the permanent collections of several public art galleries including Kirkleatham Whitby Leeds Bradford Huddersfield Hull and Manchester 6 Gallery edit nbsp Mother and children nbsp Cottage with family near the sea nbsp Wildflowers in YorkshireReferences edit Witt Library of the Courtauld Institute 3 June 2014 Checklist of Painters from 1200 1994 Routledge pp 167 ISBN 978 1 134 26406 3 Harry Turnbull 1976 Artists of Yorkshire a short dictionary artists born before 1921 Thornton Gallery ISBN 9780950534107 Hilda Annetta Walker Artist braemoor co uk Hebden township historical data Retrieved 9 December 2020 Mrs Dorathea Hirst Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851 1951 sculpture gla ac uk William Gilbert Foster RBA Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851 1951 sculpture gla ac uk 10 artworks by or after William Gilbert Foster at the Art UK site William Gilbert Foster on Artnet Eminent Staithes Group artwork hidden away for a century on Whitby Gazette Exhibit Artist Fostered good relations with group on Whitby Gazette William Gilbert Foster on WikiArtExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to William Gilbert Foster Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Gilbert Foster amp oldid 1085648755, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
