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324: 253: 204:, a position he held until his death. In that year, he published his 107-page illustrated "The Art of Landscape Painting in Oil Colour"; in its preface, he made the observation: "The greatest errors in landscape painting are to be found – contradictory as it may appear – not so much in the matter of technique as in the painter's attitude toward Nature". In this book he described his techniques using colours, half-tones and pencil sketches. 49: 504: 265: 277: 295: 190:, and was commissioned the following year by Marcus Huish, managing director of the Society, to spend six months in Japan to paint the landscape and the people of the country. When the exhibition of 104 paintings from this tour was held at the Fine Art Society in 1890 it was a spectacular success. 323: 309: 241:. His body was taken back to Kettering and lay in state in the Art Gallery, where it was surrounded by the pictures he had presented to the town, and attracted crowds of several thousands. 569: 489: 579: 443: 574: 564: 554: 544: 396: 371: 457: 524: 519: 411: 276: 201: 143: 119: 39: 549: 529: 559: 294: 252: 483:
The world's largest commercial collection of artworks by Sir Alfred East is available to view and purchase at
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opened on 31 July 1913. The Alfred East Gallery is Northamptonshire's oldest purpose-built art gallery.
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Alfred East, 'The Art of Landscape Painting in Oil Colour', Cassell & Company, 1906. Also see
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in 1899, having been a regular exhibitor since 1883 and elected to full membership in 1913.
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was published in 1906. In April 1888 he had shared an exhibition at the galleries of the
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This article is about the British artist. For the New Zealand politician, see
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Peyton Skipwith, 'The Monet of the Cotswolds', Country Life, 2 October 2013.
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On 28 September 1913, Alfred East died at his London residence in
366:(ed., Hugh Cortazzi) - reprinted by Weatherhill, Boston, 1997. 146:(15 December 1844 – 28 September 1913) was an English painter. 340:Peyton Skipwith, 'An Enlightened Artist in Japan', 114: 100: 82: 61: 30: 570:Members of the Royal Society of British Artists 193:East visited Spain after 1892 when he visited 8: 490:Profile on Royal Academy of Arts Collections 447:(11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. 176:The Art of Landscape Painting in Oil Colour 47: 27: 200:In 1906 he was elected president of the 424: 391:, Bristol: Sansom & Company, 2009. 248: 389:Alfred East: lyrical landscape painter 380:John Ramm, 'From Barbizon With Love', 382:Antique Dealer & Collectors Guide 230:East was elected an Associate of the 7: 580:Alumni of the Glasgow School of Art 474:73 artworks by or after Alfred East 387:Paul Johnson and Kenneth McConkey, 14: 575:20th-century English male artists 565:19th-century English male artists 502: 460:, V & A, accessed March 2013 322: 307: 293: 275: 263: 251: 202:Royal Society of British Artists 120:Royal Society of British Artists 363:A British Artist in Meiji Japan 355:A British Artist in Meiji Japan 197:at the southern end of Iberia. 215:. His portrait was painted by 1: 555:20th-century English painters 545:19th-century English painters 501:(public domain audiobooks) 384:, August 1994, Vol 48, No.1 53:Portrait of East (1907) by 596: 223:in Kettering, designed by 170:show the influence of the 18: 525:English landscape artists 520:English romantic painters 129: 110: 46: 444:Encyclopædia Britannica 360:1991—East, Sir Alfred. 221:Alfred East Art Gallery 329:Landscape with a Child 136:Sir Alfred Edward East 550:English male painters 530:People from Kettering 164:Glasgow School of Art 105:Glasgow School of Art 495:Works by Alfred East 438:"East, Alfred"  406:and modern reprint 404:online 1907 reprint 162:and studied at the 122:, Associate of the 21:Alfred William East 560:Royal Academicians 458:A Spanish Carnival 301:Château de Nemours 397:978-1-906593-33-9 372:978-1-873047-05-7 357:, Print Pub, 1991 225:John Alfred Gotch 207:He was awarded a 154:East was born in 133: 132: 118:President of the 86:28 September 1913 587: 506: 505: 461: 455: 449: 448: 440: 429: 326: 311: 297: 279: 267: 255: 217:Philip de László 188:W. Ayerst Ingram 180:Fine Art Society 160:Northamptonshire 89: 72:15 December 1844 71: 69: 55:Philip de László 51: 28: 595: 594: 590: 589: 588: 586: 585: 584: 510: 509: 503: 485:Oakham Fine Art 470: 465: 464: 456: 452: 431: 430: 426: 421: 337: 330: 327: 318: 312: 303: 298: 289: 280: 271: 268: 259: 256: 247: 213:King Edward VII 172:Barbizon school 166:. His romantic 152: 101:Alma mater 96: 91: 87: 78: 73: 67: 65: 57: 42: 33: 32:Sir Alfred East 24: 17: 16:English painter 12: 11: 5: 593: 591: 583: 582: 577: 572: 567: 562: 557: 552: 547: 542: 537: 532: 527: 522: 512: 511: 508: 507: 492: 487: 481: 469: 468:External links 466: 463: 462: 450: 435:, ed. (1911). 433:Chisholm, Hugh 423: 422: 420: 417: 416: 415: 412:978-1176203532 400: 385: 378: 375: 358: 347: 346:5 January 1984 336: 333: 332: 331: 328: 321: 319: 313: 306: 304: 299: 292: 290: 281: 274: 272: 269: 262: 260: 258:Lake in Autumn 257: 250: 246: 243: 151: 148: 131: 130: 127: 126: 116: 112: 111: 108: 107: 102: 98: 97: 92: 90:(aged 68) 84: 80: 79: 74: 63: 59: 58: 52: 44: 43: 34: 31: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 592: 581: 578: 576: 573: 571: 568: 566: 563: 561: 558: 556: 553: 551: 548: 546: 543: 541: 538: 536: 533: 531: 528: 526: 523: 521: 518: 517: 515: 500: 496: 493: 491: 488: 486: 482: 479: 475: 472: 471: 467: 459: 454: 451: 446: 445: 439: 434: 428: 425: 418: 413: 409: 405: 401: 398: 394: 390: 386: 383: 379: 376: 373: 369: 365: 364: 359: 356: 352: 351:Hugh Cortazzi 348: 345: 344: 339: 338: 334: 325: 320: 317: 310: 305: 302: 296: 291: 288: 284: 283:Lake Maggiore 278: 273: 266: 261: 254: 249: 244: 242: 240: 235: 233: 232:Royal Academy 228: 226: 222: 218: 214: 210: 205: 203: 198: 196: 191: 189: 185: 181: 177: 173: 169: 165: 161: 157: 149: 147: 145: 141: 137: 128: 125: 124:Royal Society 121: 117: 113: 109: 106: 103: 99: 95: 85: 81: 77: 64: 60: 56: 50: 45: 41: 37: 29: 26: 22: 476: at the 453: 442: 427: 388: 381: 362: 354: 343:Country Life 341: 335:Bibliography 239:Belsize Park 236: 229: 206: 199: 192: 175: 153: 135: 134: 88:(1913-09-28) 25: 540:1913 deaths 535:1844 births 211:in 1910 by 514:Categories 419:References 270:The Fiesta 209:Knighthood 184:T.C. Gotch 168:landscapes 68:1844-12-15 316:Kettering 195:Algeciras 156:Kettering 76:Kettering 499:LibriVox 314:View at 374:(cloth) 245:Gallery 115:Elected 478:Art UK 410:  395:  370:  287:Stresa 219:. The 174:. His 94:London 285:from 182:with 480:site 408:ISBN 393:ISBN 368:ISBN 349:Sir 186:and 150:Life 83:Died 62:Born 497:at 158:in 144:RBA 40:RBA 516:: 441:. 353:, 142:, 140:RA 138:, 38:, 36:RA 414:. 399:. 70:) 66:( 23:.

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Alfred William East
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Philip de László
Kettering
London
Glasgow School of Art
Royal Society of British Artists
Royal Society
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RBA
Kettering
Northamptonshire
Glasgow School of Art
landscapes
Barbizon school
Fine Art Society
T.C. Gotch
W. Ayerst Ingram
Algeciras
Royal Society of British Artists
Knighthood
King Edward VII
Philip de László
Alfred East Art Gallery
John Alfred Gotch
Royal Academy
Belsize Park
Lake in Autumn

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