Percy William Gibbs | |
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Born | 3 June 1873
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Died | 1955
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Occupation |
Painter
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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]
Percy William Gibbs | |
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Born | 3 June 1873
![]() Poplar ![]() |
Died | 1955
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Alma mater | |
Occupation |
Painter
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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]