William Arnold Woodhouse (1857–1939) was an
English art
English art is the body of visual arts made in England. England has Europe's earliest and northernmost ice-age cave art. Prehistoric art in England largely corresponds with art made elsewhere in contemporary Britain, but early medieval Anglo-Sax ...
ist.
His life and creative work
Woodhouse was born in Poulton le Sands, later the seaside town of
Morecambe
Morecambe ( ) is a seaside town and civil parish in the City of Lancaster district in Lancashire, England. It is in Morecambe Bay on the Irish Sea.
Name
The first use of the name was by John Whitaker in his ''History of Manchester'' (1771), w ...
in
Lancashire
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developed around this village. His parents also came from the same village. In 2001 one resident of Poulton discovered that Woodhouse had lived in his house in Poulton Road and there is now a wall mural on that house "as part of the Poulton Heritage Mural Trail". In 1892 after his marriage Woodhouse moved into a house in Chatsworth Road named Kenilcote. This house was designed by artist and featured in his oil painting ''The Reaper''. In 1902 he and his wife moved again, this time into Auburn Court which was also a rural setting which inspired him in his work.
He specialized in animal portraits in the tradition of
Landseer
Sir Edwin Henry Landseer (7 March 1802 – 1 October 1873) was an English painter and sculptor, well known for his animal art, paintings of animals – particularly horses, dogs, and stags. However, his best-known works are the lion sculptures ...
and was often praised for his artistic skill and realism. However, because he rarely travelled outside Lancashire, he did not achieve the full success or fame he deserved and is now mostly forgotten, even in the town of Morecambe itself. Many of his paintings have been sold at auction, among them was ''Pride of Place''. It was sold at
Bonhams
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''Dogs in Show and Field'' in 2016 for $33,750.
[William Woodhouse]
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He is buried with his wife and daughter at
St. Peter's church in the village of
Heysham
Heysham ( ) is a coastal town in Lancashire, England, overlooking Morecambe Bay. It is a Heysham Port, ferry port, with services to the Isle of Man and Ireland, and the site of two Heysham nuclear power station, nuclear power stations.
Demogra ...
, a little to the south of Morecambe.
Some of his paintings are on display in
Lancaster City Museum
Lancaster City Museum is a museum in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. It is housed in the former Lancaster Town Hall building in Market Square.
History
The Old Town Hall building in which the museum is housed is recorded in the National Herit ...
in
Lancaster and
Lancaster Maritime Museum. William Woodhouse has had several gallery and museum exhibitions, including at the Chris Beetles Gallery.
His selected works
* ''Majestic'', 1909, Lancaster City Museum
* ''Still Life, Zetland Ville Roses'', 1920, Lancaster Maritime Museum
* ''Study of a Head'', oil on canvas, Lancaster Maritime Museum
* ''Geraniums'', oil on board, 1880–1939, Lancaster Maritime Museum
* ''Sailing Ships and Steamer'', oil on canvas, Lancaster Maritime Museum
* ''Edith Emsley'', oil on canvas, 1880–1939, Lancaster Maritime Museum
* ''Roy Woodhouse'', oil on canvas, 1890, Lancaster Maritime Museum
William Woodhouse
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* ''Liver Spaniel with the Days Bag'', oil on canvas
* ''Black and Tan Spaniel with the Days Bag'', oil on canvas [
]
References
Further reading
*''Accolade to an Artist: The Life and Work of William Woodhouse 1857-1939'', Pam Corder-Birch, 2006.
External links
at the Artchive Web Gallery
at Burlington.co.uk
William Arnold Woodhouse
at AskArt.com
at Heyshamheritage.org.uk
19th-century English painters
English male painters
20th-century English painters
1857 births
1939 deaths
People from Morecambe
Artists from Lancashire
20th-century English male artists
19th-century English male artists
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