Job Nixon (1891–1938) was an English painter and engraver.
Job Nixon | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1891  |
| Died | 1938 (aged 46–47) |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Painter, engraver |
He was born in 1891[1][2] in The Potteries, in Staffordshire.[2]
When he was eighteen, he won a scholarship to the Royal College of Art.[2] He later studied at the Slade School of Fine Art,[2] and then another scholarship enabled him to attend the British School of Engraving in Rome.[2]
He as known for his etchings and drypoints, producing over 75.[2] Many of these depicted places in France or Italy.[2]
He became an associate of the Royal Watercolour Society in 1928 and a member in 1934.[3]
His paintings are in a number of public collections, including those of Manchester Art Gallery,[4] the Potteries Museum & Art Gallery[1] the Royal Watercolour Society,[1] the Art Institute of Chicago,[5] the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art,[6] the Auckland Art Gallery,[7] and the National Gallery of Victoria.[8]
In a review of a 1972 exhibition by fellow Staffordshire-born engraver Geoffrey Heath Wedgwood, Edward Morris wrote:[9]
Wedgwood was one of the first pupils to be able to study engraving alone for his diploma [at the RCA] and he profited from the vigorous manner of Job Nixon [1891–1938] rather than from the more refined, delicate approach of the Professor, Sir Frank Short.
References
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- ^ a b c d "Nixon, Job, 1891–1938". ArtUK. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Job Nixon". British Council. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ "Members". Royal Watercolour Society. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ "Job Nixon b 1891 – d 1938". Manchester Art Gallery. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ "Job Nixon". Art Institute of Chicago. 5 August 1891. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ "Job Nixon". Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ "Job Nixon". Auckland Art Gallery. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ "Job Nixon". National Gallery of Victoria. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ Morris, Edward (July 1972). "Geoffrey Heath Wedgwood". Connoisseur. Vol. 180, no. 725. p. 239.