沃尔特·格里夫斯

1841-1930 English

惠斯勒弟子，泰晤士河画家

沃尔特·格里夫斯是一位英国画家、版画家和地形绘图师。 The son of Charles William Greaves, a Chelsea boat builder and waterman, and his wife, Elizabeth Greenway, Greaves was born in 1846 at 31 Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, London. His father had been J. M. W. Turner's boatman. Greaves and one of his brothers, Henry Greaves (1844–1904), met James McNeill Whistler in 1863, introducing him to the sights of the River Thames, and becoming his studio assistants, pupils and close friends for over 20 years. The American painter later used these Thames expeditions for inspiration when painting his ‘nocturne’ views of the river at night. "He taught us to paint", Walter Greaves said, "and we taught him the waterman's jerk". Walter Greaves had initially trained as a shipwright and boatman. 格里夫斯最著名的画作是《赛船日的哈默史密斯桥》，这是一幅天真烂漫的杰作，他声称自己于1862年十六岁时绘制了此画；然而，由于他在日期方面不可靠，该画的历史从未得到定论。格里夫斯兄弟陪同惠斯勒参加人体写生课，沃尔特·格里夫斯尝试绘制肖像画，其中最成功的几幅是他们的邻居托马斯·卡莱尔，惠斯勒也曾为卡莱尔作画。格里夫斯还以漫画形式或在切尔西的场景中、以特有的情绪描绘和绘制惠斯勒。1876年，格里夫斯兄弟帮助惠斯勒为船东弗雷德里克·莱兰装饰《孔雀厅》（现位于华盛顿特区的弗里尔美术馆）。

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