托马斯·卢尼
写实海景画大师
托马斯·卢尼出生于康沃尔郡,可能是在圣尤,是一位英国艺术家和画家,主要创作海景画和其他海洋题材作品。十一岁时,卢尼离开康沃尔郡前往伦敦生活。在那里,他成为 marine 画家弗朗西斯·霍尔曼的学徒,霍尔曼对卢尼产生了深远而持久的艺术影响:卢尼一直留在霍尔曼位于伦敦的工作室直到1780年,该工作室最初位于圣乔治区的布罗德街,后来迁至旧格雷夫尔巷。 In September 1777, Luny left Holman's studio for a while, to journey to France. During this particular expedition, Luny almost certainly strayed from France itself; his first exhibited picture in London, seen at the Society of Artists that same year, was given the title A distant view of the island of Madeira and Porto Santo, suggesting that an engraving had inspired his choice of subject. Similarly, it is unlikely that Luny was on hand for the Battle of the Nile, 1798, and the bombardment of Algiers, 1816, both of which he illustrated with dramatic atmosphere and credible realism. 1780年离开霍尔曼的工作室后,卢尼于1783年搬至利登霍尔街。大约在此期间,卢尼频繁在皇家艺术学院展出作品,在1780年至1802年间共参加了二十九次展览。在利登霍尔街,卢尼结识了一位名为"默尔先生"的画作经销商和装裱师,他在二十多年里大力推广卢尼的画作,取得了巨大成功。卢尼还在利登霍尔街找到了富有的商业资源,因为英国东印度公司的总部就设在那里;该公司的军官委托卢尼创作了许多画作和肖像。公司与卢尼之间的这种关系也为卢尼带来了若干非金钱方面的益处;鉴于他对那不勒斯、直布罗陀以及南卡罗来纳州查尔斯顿等地素描的细节丰富且写实,卢尼很可能在特殊场合和航程中偶尔受邀作为嘉宾搭乘公司的船只。 几年后,1807年,卢尼决定再次搬迁,这次搬到了德文郡的廷茅斯。在那里,他接到了许多委托(主要来自前水手、当地绅士等),他的工作继续像在伦敦时一样成功。当时,卢尼的双手都患有 arthritis(关节炎)。这对他的艺术作品的质量或创作速度没有明显影响。事实上,在他一生创作的3000多件作品中,有2200多件是在1807年至他去世之间完成的。他于1837年9月30日去世。 托马斯·卢尼被安葬在廷茅斯教区教堂圣詹姆斯教堂的墓地中,与其同父异母的兄弟詹姆斯·华莱士船长相邻。华莱士船长曾在纳尔逊的指挥下参加过1801年的哥本哈根战役。
Artworks by this artist (14 total)
- The Port of London
- Packet Boat Under Sail in a Breeze off the South Foreland 1780
- The Bombardment Of Algiers, 27 August 1816
- A British Warship And A Maltese Xebec In The Straits Of Gibraltar 1820
- A Merchant Ship Signaling For A Pilot Off The Cliffs Of Dover 1793
- Along the Water’s Edge 1816
- End of the Battle of Trafalgar, 1805 1834
- Fishermen Sitting By Their Boat, Low-Tide, Devon 1832
- The French ’74 Hercule surrendering to H.M.S. Mars off Brest, 21 April 1798 1834
- The Monsieur in two positions off Deptford dockyard, with Greenwich beyond 1788
- An Indiaman and a Two Decker Hove to, Said to be Thomas Dumar, Esq. in H.M. Ship ‘Portland’ Deliveri…
- A British ’74’ unfurling its sails as it prepares to leave the anchorage with a frigate and various coastal craft beyond 1828
- Merchant shipping at the wharfside below Old London Bridge, with the Church of St. Magnus the Martyr and Wren’s ‘Monument’ 1793
- Fisherfolk on the Coast 1816