Sir Frank Short

English, 1857–1945

Sir Frank Short war ein englischer Maler und Druckgrafiker, bekannt für seine Beiträge zur Radierung und seine Rolle bei der Wiederbelebung der Druckgrafik im späten 19. und frühen 20. Jahrhundert. Er wurde am 4. Dezember 1857 in London geboren und starb am 24. März 1945. Short studierte an den Royal Academy Schools und wurde später Mitglied der Royal Academy. Er war auch mit der Royal Society of Painter-Etchers verbunden, wo er als Präsident diente. Seine Werke zeigten oft Landschaften und Szenen, die von der englischen Landschaft inspiriert waren, gekennzeichnet durch eine zarte Handhabung von Licht und Atmosphäre. Zu seinen Hauptwerken gehören 'The River Wye' und 'The Vale of Evesham'. Shorts Bedeutung liegt in seiner Fähigkeit, traditionelle Techniken mit einer modernen Sensibilität zu verbinden, was eine Generation von Künstlern im Bereich der Druckgrafik beeinflusste.

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Marine scene with mist and horizon by Sir Frank Short, oil painting

Morning Haze in Chichester Harbor

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Engraving of Peveril’s Castle in Derbyshire by Sir Frank Short

Peveril’s Castle, Derbyshire

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Engraving by Sir Frank Short depicting Ebb Tide at Putney Bridge with the Thames at dusk.

Ebb Tide, Putney Bridge

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Old Mill on the Wandle, at Mitcham engraving by Sir Frank Short depicting a tranquil river landscape

Old Mill on the Wandle, at Mitcham

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Moonlight on the Medway at Chatham, engraving by Sir Frank Short

Moonlight on the Medway at Chatham

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Engraving by Sir Frank Short depicting a landscape with a river and interplay of light and shadow

Parkgate

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Engraving by Sir Frank Short depicting The Strand Gate, Winchelsea with morning light.

The Strand Gate, Winchelsea

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Landscape by Sir Frank Short, depicting a river and evening sky, oil painting

Bridgenorth

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A Span of Old Battersea Bridge engraving by Sir Frank Short, featuring a misty landscape with a delicate arch bridge.

A Span of Old Battersea Bridge

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The Rope Walk, Spittal Bridge Whitby by Sir Frank Short, depicting laborers in a landscape, oil painting

The Rope Walk, Spittal Bridge Whitby

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Engraving by Sir Frank Short depicting a ship battling stormy waves

Vessel in Distress of Yarmouth

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Vessel in Distress of Yarmouth by Sir Frank Short, oil painting depicting a ship in a stormy ocean.

Vessel in Distress of Yarmouth

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A Norfolk Plough by Sir Frank Short, realism artwork depicting a rural landscape with a wooden plough.

A Norfolk Plough

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Engraving by Sir Frank Short depicting Stonehenge at dawn

Stonehenge at Daybreak

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Cloud March over the Sands of Dee engraving by Sir Frank Short depicting clouds over sandy landscape.

Cloud March over the Sands of Dee

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Landscape featuring Urr Water by Sir Frank Short, medium unknown

Screel Hill and Urr Water from Kypford

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Southerness Light House engraving by Sir Frank Short, depicting a lighthouse illuminated at dusk.

Southerness Light House

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The ‘Lusitania’ Raft on Broadstairs Pier, engraving by Sir Frank Short

The ‘Lusitania’ Raft on Broadstairs Pier

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Genre scene of figures unloading peat, oil painting by Sir Frank Short

Unloading Peat

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Etching by Sir Frank Short depicting the wreck of the Great Eastern in the ocean.

Breaking up of the ‘Great Eastern’ #2

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Engraving by Sir Frank Short depicting a peat bog landscape in Scotland

Peat Bog, Scotland

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Sail-loft, Poole by Sir Frank Short, depicting sails and boats in a marine setting.

Sail-loft, Poole

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Landscape with sunlight and clouds by Sir Frank Short, oil painting

Skies a’clearing. Sun a’shining

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Engraving by Sir Frank Short depicting a serene landscape with a gentle horizon.

Kipford

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Engraving by Sir Frank Short depicting a serene landscape at twilight.

Low Tide and Evening Star

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A Wintry Blast on the Stourbridge Canal by Sir Frank Short, depicting a winter landscape, oil painting.

A Wintry Blast on the Stourbridge Canal

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St. Osyth Church by Sir Frank Short, oil painting depicting a church spire with soft light and shadow.

St. Osyth Church

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A Quiet Evening on the Ferry over the Blyth engraving by Sir Frank Short, depicting a serene river scene.

A Quiet Evening on the Ferry over the Blyth

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Entrance to Mersey by Sir Frank Short, an impressionist marine scene, oil painting with sunlight reflecting on water.

Entrance to Mersey

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Fosdyke Bridge engraving by Sir Frank Short depicting a river at twilight

Fosdyke Bridge

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