Artists

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Richard Parkes Bonington (1802 Arnold,near Nottingham-1828 London) is considered a pioneer of realistic landscape painting and impressionism. He received his early training in Calais from the water colorist Louis Francia. In 1818 he went to Paris, where he began copying the works of Dutch masters, then studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts with Antoine-Jean Gros. A meeting with the artists Theodore Gericault and Eugene Dalacroix was important for him, and he was particularly inspired by the painings of J.M.W. Turner, Veronese and Canaletto on his trips to England in 1825 and to Italy in 1826. In France, where he was soon successful, Bonington was one of the first artists to paint from nature with watercolours. His view of nature and fresh, spontaneous manner of painting influenced not only John Constable, but also the school of Barbizon. Among the artist's works are View of Venice, c. 1826, Musee du Louvre, Paris; Das Parterre d'Eau in Versailles, c. 1826, Musee du Louvre, Paris; and The Promontory near Saint Valery-sur-Somme, c. 1826, City Museum and Art Galleries, Hull.