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Percy William Gibbs

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Percy William Gibbs
Born3 June 1873 Edit this on Wikidata
Poplar Edit this on Wikidata
Died1955 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 81–82)
Alma mater
  • Royal Academy Schools Edit this on Wikidata
OccupationPainter Edit this on Wikidata

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]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Percy William Gibbs". Royal Academy of Arts. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Gibbs Percy William 1873-1955". Artist Biographies. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "Percy William Gibbs". John Noott Galleries. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  4. ^ a b c The Dictionary of British artists, 1880-1940. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN 978-0902028364.
  5. ^ "Percy William Gibbs (exh. 1894 - 1937)". Babbington Fine Art. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Percy W. Gibbs Paintings for Sale". Invaluable. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Landing the Catch". Art UK. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Cromer Pier 1". Antiques Roadshow. Series 41. 9 June 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.