Vivian Pitchforth

Vivian Pitchforth
Born(1895-04-25)25 April 1895
Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Died6 July 1982(1982-07-06) (aged 87)
Chelsea, London, England
Education
Known forPainting

Roland Vivian Pitchforth RA ARWS (25 April 1895 – 6 August 1982) was an English painter, teacher and an official British war artist during the Second World War.[1] He excelled at watercolours and in later years concentrated on landscapes, seascapes and paintings of atmospheric effects.[2]

  1. ^ "Mr Vivian Pitchforth (Obituary)". The Times. 12 August 1982. p. 10.
  2. ^ Frances Spalding (1990). 20th Century Painters and Sculptors. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN 1-85149-106-6.