Norman Garstin facts for kids
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Norman Garstin
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Garstin's heritage plaque in Penzance
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| Born | 28 August 1847 Caherconlish, County Limerick, Ireland
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| Died | 22 June 1926 (aged 78) Penzance, Cornwall, England
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| Nationality | Irish |
| Education | Royal Academy in Antwerp, Carolus-Duran's academy |
| Known for | Painter, art critic |
| Movement | Newlyn School |
| Spouse(s) | Louisa Jones Garstin |
Norman Garstin (born August 28, 1847 – died June 22, 1926) was an Irish artist. He was also a teacher, art critic, and journalist. He is known for being part of the Newlyn School of painters. After studying art in Antwerp and Paris, Garstin traveled across Europe. He painted many of his first artworks during these trips. Later, he even took his own students to his favorite painting spots in Europe.
Garstin loved painting plein air, which means painting outdoors. He was inspired by Impressionism, Japanese art, and the artist James McNeill Whistler. Some of his paintings are displayed at the Tate museum and Penlee House. Garstin helped start the Newlyn Art Gallery. His daughter, Alethea, also became an artist in the Newlyn School.
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About Norman Garstin
Norman Garstin was born on August 28, 1847. His birthplace was Caherconlish in County Limerick, Ireland. His parents were Captain William Garstin and Mary Moore Garstin.
Early Life and Travels
Garstin went to Victoria College on the island of Jersey. For a short time, he worked in architecture and engineering. After that, he traveled to South Africa. There, he became friends with Cecil Rhodes. Garstin worked as a journalist in Cape Town.
Art Training and Marriage
Garstin became very interested in art. In 1880, he began his art training at the Royal Academy in Antwerp. From 1882 to 1884, he studied in Paris at an art school started by Carolus-Duran. After his studies, he traveled and painted in Spain, Morocco, and Venice, Italy.
In 1886, he married Louisa Jones, who was also called Dochie. Many of Garstin's friends from his art school in Antwerp had moved to Newlyn. So, Garstin and Dochie also moved to Newlyn by 1886. They had three children: Crosbie, Denis, and Alethea. The boys became journalists, and Alethea became an artist. The family later moved to Penzance around 1895.
Norman Garstin passed away in Penzance on June 22, 1926.
Garstin's Art Career
Norman Garstin was a talented painter, but he also worked as a teacher, art critic, and journalist.
Joining Art Groups
In 1888, he joined the New English Art Club (NEAC). Garstin also became a member of the Newlyn Society of Artists (NSA). He was part of the committee that helped open the Newlyn Art Gallery in 1895. Garstin talked about the "plein-air" style used by artists from St Ives and Newlyn. He said they wanted to study nature "in her fields, and by her streams, and on the margin of her great seas." They found their inspiration in these natural places.
Teaching Art
Garstin was also a teacher. He would take groups of students to his favorite painting spots in Europe. For example, Frances Hodgkins, an artist from New Zealand, joined Garstin's summer sketching classes in France in 1901 and 1902. He also taught Harold Harvey, who was the only Cornish painter in the Newlyn School. Garstin also taught his own daughter, Alethea, how to paint.
Famous Artworks
Garstin mostly painted small oil paintings outdoors, in the plein air style. He learned this from French Impressionists like Manet. He was also very interested in Japanese prints and admired the work of the American painter James McNeill Whistler.
One of his most famous paintings is The Rain, it raineth every day from 1889. It shows the promenade in Penzance. The title comes from plays by Shakespeare, King Lear and Twelfth Night. Penlee House says that "The composition of this painting shows Garstin's admiration for Japanese art."
Here are some of his other artworks:
- Crosbie Garstin as a Baby, 1887, oil on canvas, Penlee House
- In a Cottage by the Sea, 1887, oil on canvas, Penlee House
- The Drinking Pool, 1887, watercolour
- The Rain, it raineth every day, 1889, oil on canvas
- A View of Newlyn from the North Pier, c. 1892, oil on canvas, Penlee House
- Houses and Boats, oil on panel, Penlee House
- Market Jew Street, oil on panel, Penlee House
- Saturday (an Interior View of Garstin's Home), oil on panel, Penlee House
Images for kids
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Autumn, 1882, oil on canvas
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Artichokes Hyeres, 1883, oil on panel
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Haycocks And Sun, 1886, oil on wood
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In a Cottage, 1887, oil on canvas
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A Woman Reading A Newspaper, 1891, oil on wood
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A View of Mount's Bay, 1892, oil on panel
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Portrait of a Basque Woman, 1896, lithograph
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Alethea And Her Mother, 1898, oil on wood
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Notre Dame Du Roncier Josselin, 1911, oil on panel
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Saturday Josselin, 1911, oil on panel
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The Bull Hotel, 1916, oil on wood
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Breton Women at la Faouet
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In The Shade, oil on canvas
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Newlyn from the Meadow
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Tiddlers, watercolour
