Lawrence Atkinson (1873–1931) was an English artist, musician and poet.

Early life

Atkinson was born at Chorlton upon Medlock, near Manchester, on 17 January 1873.''Wyndham Lewis and Vorticism''. Tate Gallery, London, 1956, p. 27. He began by moving to Paris and studying musical composition, but moved back to London and began to paint, apparently painting mainly landscapes in a style influenced by Matisse and the Fauvism, Fauves (almost all of these works are lost).

Vorticism

His style changed radically when he was introduced to the work of Wyndham Lewis and the vorticists. He also wrote poetry, in a Modernist poetry, Modernist style.

Death

Atkinson died in Paris on 21 September 1931.

References

External links

''Wheels'' at The Modernist Journals Project
* 1873 births 1931 deaths Writers from Manchester Musicians from Manchester 19th-century English painters English male painters 20th-century English painters Vorticists English male poets 20th-century English male artists 19th-century English male artists {{England-painter-stub