Sir Charles J. Holmes RSW, NEAC
Sir Charles J. Holmes RSW, NEAC
1868 - 1936
b. 1868 in Preston, Lancashire; d. 1936 in Kensington, London.
British painter, art historian and museum director.
Holmes studied at Eton College (1883) and Brasenose College, Oxford (1887). He taught himself to draw and then undertook lessons under Charles S. Ricketts, and also etching tuition under William Strang. Holmes was elected Slade Professor of Fine Art, Oxford (1904-10) and became members of the New English Art Club (1904) and Royal Society of Painters in Water Colours (1929).
Between 1903 and 1909, Holmes edited the Burlington Magazine and contributed many articles during this foundation period. As an art historian Holmes published texts on a wide range of artists and subjects, from Leonardo da Vinci (1919), Constable (1901) and Rembrandt (1911), to the Post-Impressionists (1910) and Hokusai (1899). In 1909 Holmes became Director of the National Portrait Gallery and then in 1916 he secured the same position at the National Gallery (which he held until 1928). Holmes was also a well regarded landscape painter whose depictions included dramatic rural scenes as well as England's industrial North.
British painter, art historian and museum director.
Holmes studied at Eton College (1883) and Brasenose College, Oxford (1887). He taught himself to draw and then undertook lessons under Charles S. Ricketts, and also etching tuition under William Strang. Holmes was elected Slade Professor of Fine Art, Oxford (1904-10) and became members of the New English Art Club (1904) and Royal Society of Painters in Water Colours (1929).
Between 1903 and 1909, Holmes edited the Burlington Magazine and contributed many articles during this foundation period. As an art historian Holmes published texts on a wide range of artists and subjects, from Leonardo da Vinci (1919), Constable (1901) and Rembrandt (1911), to the Post-Impressionists (1910) and Hokusai (1899). In 1909 Holmes became Director of the National Portrait Gallery and then in 1916 he secured the same position at the National Gallery (which he held until 1928). Holmes was also a well regarded landscape painter whose depictions included dramatic rural scenes as well as England's industrial North.