Maxwell Gordon Lightfoot | |
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 Study of a Girl (c. 1910) Medium Graphite and watercolour on paper | |
| Born | 19 July 1886 |
| Died | 27 September 1911 (aged 25) London, England |
| Education | Slade School of Art |
| Known for | Painting, drawing |
Maxwell Gordon Lightfoot (19 July 1886 – 27 September 1911) was an artist and painter from Liverpool who became known for his depictions of atmospheric pastoral scenes and sepia illustrations of figures.[1] Lightfoot showed great talent as a student whilst at the Slade School of Art and when he exhibited with the Camden Town Group, but he killed himself at a young age.[2] His obituary in The Times stated, 'All artists and critics.... were united in believing that Lightfoot would have a most distinguished career in the highest rank of painting.'[3]
- ^ Paul Gough (2011). Your Loving Friend, Stanley. Sansom & Company. ISBN 978-1-906593-76-6.
- ^ Frances Spalding (1990). 20th Century Painters and Sculptors. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN 1-85149-106-6.
- ^ David Boyd Haycock (2009). A Crisis of Brilliance: Five Young British Artists and the Great War. London: Old Street Publishing. ISBN 978-1-905847-84-6.