William Rothenstein

Painting, Visual Artist

1872 – 1945

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Who was William Rothenstein?

Sir William Rothenstein was an English painter, printmaker, draughtsman and writer on art. He is best known for his work as a war artist in both World Wars and as a portrait artist. More than 200 of his portraits of famous people are in the National Portrait Gallery collection. He co-founded the Carfax Gallery that held exhibitions of works of the Camden Town Group. Rothenstein was a Principal at the Royal College of Art from 1920 to 1935 and was knighted in 1931.

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Born
Jan 29, 1872
Bradford
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Nationality
  • United Kingdom
Education
  • Slade School of Fine Art
Lived in
  • Bradford
Died
Feb 14, 1945
London

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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