The British painter Charles Edward Dixon was born in 1872 in Goring-on-Thames as the son of the genre painter Alfred Dixon. Charles was born into the cradle of life by the water. He concentrated his work entirely on the depiction of maritime motifs. When selecting historical themes, he likes to follow in his father's footsteps, who also created many depictions of historical scenes. Dixon is himself an avid sailor and seeks his inspiration from the Thames in London, among other places. His works are regularly and successfully exhibited at the Royal Academy.
He is fascinated by seafaring and the navy. He portrays life on the coast, in the harbour and at sea. His impressive picture of the Titanic leaving the dockside at Southampton ("R.M.S. Titanic clearing the dockside at Southampton") is executed in black ink and watercolour, heightened in white to enhance the majestic effect of the huge ship. His equally contemporary 1930 painting "Steamers and Sailboats" vividly depicts the dynamics of sailing ships and steamers on troubled seas against the magnificent backdrop of a cloudy sky. His expressive technique gives the maritime scenes a strong visual movement. His play with waves and light captivates the viewer. He mainly uses watercolours, but also produces large-format pictures of contemporary scenes in oil. "Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee at Spithead" and "HMS Cardiff Leading the Surrendered German High Seas Fleet into Rosyth" can be admired today at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich. The district in south-east London on the banks of the Thames belongs to Dixon's field of activity, which he thematized among other things in the harbour scene "Below Greenwich" in 1907.
Dixon's works are accessible to a wide audience through his work as an illustrator for British weekly newspapers and magazines. He works for "The Graphic", among others, which is a major influence in the art world. His fans include Vincent van Gogh. The highly successful "Illustrated London News" is also delighted with Dixon's artistic contributions. The newspaper was often the only source of images of important news from around the world for its readers until its decline due to the advent of television in the 1970s. By the end of the 19th century, it was already selling circulations of 200,000 copies, making Dixon's work famous.
The British painter Charles Edward Dixon was born in 1872 in Goring-on-Thames as the son of the genre painter Alfred Dixon. Charles was born into the cradle of life by the water. He concentrated his work entirely on the depiction of maritime motifs. When selecting historical themes, he likes to follow in his father's footsteps, who also created many depictions of historical scenes. Dixon is himself an avid sailor and seeks his inspiration from the Thames in London, among other places. His works are regularly and successfully exhibited at the Royal Academy.
He is fascinated by seafaring and the navy. He portrays life on the coast, in the harbour and at sea. His impressive picture of the Titanic leaving the dockside at Southampton ("R.M.S. Titanic clearing the dockside at Southampton") is executed in black ink and watercolour, heightened in white to enhance the majestic effect of the huge ship. His equally contemporary 1930 painting "Steamers and Sailboats" vividly depicts the dynamics of sailing ships and steamers on troubled seas against the magnificent backdrop of a cloudy sky. His expressive technique gives the maritime scenes a strong visual movement. His play with waves and light captivates the viewer. He mainly uses watercolours, but also produces large-format pictures of contemporary scenes in oil. "Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee at Spithead" and "HMS Cardiff Leading the Surrendered German High Seas Fleet into Rosyth" can be admired today at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich. The district in south-east London on the banks of the Thames belongs to Dixon's field of activity, which he thematized among other things in the harbour scene "Below Greenwich" in 1907.
Dixon's works are accessible to a wide audience through his work as an illustrator for British weekly newspapers and magazines. He works for "The Graphic", among others, which is a major influence in the art world. His fans include Vincent van Gogh. The highly successful "Illustrated London News" is also delighted with Dixon's artistic contributions. The newspaper was often the only source of images of important news from around the world for its readers until its decline due to the advent of television in the 1970s. By the end of the 19th century, it was already selling circulations of 200,000 copies, making Dixon's work famous.
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