Sir Frank Short

English, 1857–1945

Sir Frank Short è stato un pittore e incisore inglese, noto per i suoi contributi al campo dell'incisione e per il suo ruolo nel rinnovamento dell'incisione alla fine del XIX e all'inizio del XX secolo. Nacque il 4 dicembre 1857 a Londra e morì il 24 marzo 1945. Short studiò presso le Royal Academy Schools e divenne successivamente membro della Royal Academy. Fu anche associato alla Royal Society of Painter-Etchers, dove ricoprì la carica di presidente. Le sue opere spesso rappresentavano paesaggi e scene ispirate alla campagna inglese, caratterizzate da una delicata gestione della luce e dell'atmosfera. Tra le sue opere principali ci sono 'The River Wye' e 'The Vale of Evesham'. L'importanza di Short risiede nella sua capacità di mescolare tecniche tradizionali con una sensibilità moderna, influenzando una generazione di artisti nel campo dell'incisione.

50 Opere

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

Morning Haze in Chichester Harbor

Sir Frank Short

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

Sir Frank Short

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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