Percy William Gibbs | |
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| Born | 3 June 1873  Poplar |
| Died | 1955 (aged 81–82) |
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| Occupation | Painter |
Percy William Gibbs (1873–1955) was a British painter.
He was born in 1873[1] in Poplar, east London,[2] and trained at the Royal Academy Schools from 1892 to 1897,[1] where he won the 1894-1895 Creswick Prize for landscape painting.[3][4] He subsequently exhibited at the RA,[3] Glasgow Institute of Fine Art and at the Walker Art Gallery.[4][5]
He had a home at East Molesey, Surrey.[3][4]
He died in 1955.[2]
He signed some of his works 'P.W. Gibbs'.[6] His oil painting Landing the Catch in the Museums Sheffield collection.[7]
In June 2019 his painting of a young woman in a silk kimono was shown on an episode of the BBC Television programme Antiques Roadshow. It was described as "an incredibly sophistcated painting".[8]
- ^ a b "Percy William Gibbs". Royal Academy of Arts. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Gibbs Percy William 1873-1955". Artist Biographies. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ a b c "Percy William Gibbs". John Noott Galleries. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ a b c The Dictionary of British artists, 1880-1940. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN 978-0902028364.
- ^ "Percy William Gibbs (exh. 1894 - 1937)". Babbington Fine Art. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ "Percy W. Gibbs Paintings for Sale". Invaluable. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ "Landing the Catch". Art UK. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ "Cromer Pier 1". Antiques Roadshow. Series 41. 9 June 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.