Boot was one of the last true artists of his kind. He was known for his oil and watercolour paintings. He also works as an illustrator and author. His time was marked by groundbreaking inventions and upheavals. Born in Manchester, an industrial city, he was fascinated by working people. A large part of his work shows people at work in detail. Due to his excellent realistic way of depicting the Crown Lands as well as members of the British Royal Family and royal events, he soon became a member of the Royal Society of British Artists and The Arts Club. He illustrated the London News and the Art Journal. Boot was one of the few artists at that time who could live well from his work. This was due to the fact that he was highly appreciated by the British Queen for his illustrations of the Crown Lands and many royal events. He and his wife Emily were buried in Hampstead. This too is indicative of the royal family's esteem for him. Hampstead was a noble area even then, which almost no commoner could afford.
The special thing about his work was the real explosion of details, whether it was a pencil drawing or watercolours. Boot had an extremely good feeling for people and their emotional state. But he only developed his true inspiration and talent on and through his many journeys. Boot visited Canada, the USA, Italy, France, Spain, Egypt, Mexico, Bermuda, Muscat, Burma, Australia, the Carpathians, Persia, Scotland and the British Isles. His work was as good and detailed as today's photographs. His works with watercolours shone in strong colours. His works still fetch very good prices on the international art market.
The "low tide by moonlight" captivates with strong shades of green and an impressive play of light and shadow by the moon. The oil painting on cardboard shows every stone, even an anchor on the shore and a bridge in the background with exemplary accuracy.
Boot was not only a master of landscapes and people. He was a master in representing nature and objects in a realistic way. "Flowers and Berries of the Hawthorn" shows every blossom, every leaf and every small notch in the depicted branch so realistically that the observer believes to have a just picked branch of a hawthorn bush in front of him. "The Duke of Edinburgh in the Shetland Islands" was one of those works for which the Queen had publicly praised him. This is an engraving. "The Garden of Shepherd's Hotel, Cairo" is famous because many British people who visited the excavation sites at the time knew of this hotel. The garden with its typical vegetation was much sought after for resting after the strenuous excursions. Boot had hit the nail on the head with it! The British railway construction was world-famous at that time. Boot made many views of trains in the mountains around the world.
Boot was one of the last true artists of his kind. He was known for his oil and watercolour paintings. He also works as an illustrator and author. His time was marked by groundbreaking inventions and upheavals. Born in Manchester, an industrial city, he was fascinated by working people. A large part of his work shows people at work in detail. Due to his excellent realistic way of depicting the Crown Lands as well as members of the British Royal Family and royal events, he soon became a member of the Royal Society of British Artists and The Arts Club. He illustrated the London News and the Art Journal. Boot was one of the few artists at that time who could live well from his work. This was due to the fact that he was highly appreciated by the British Queen for his illustrations of the Crown Lands and many royal events. He and his wife Emily were buried in Hampstead. This too is indicative of the royal family's esteem for him. Hampstead was a noble area even then, which almost no commoner could afford.
The special thing about his work was the real explosion of details, whether it was a pencil drawing or watercolours. Boot had an extremely good feeling for people and their emotional state. But he only developed his true inspiration and talent on and through his many journeys. Boot visited Canada, the USA, Italy, France, Spain, Egypt, Mexico, Bermuda, Muscat, Burma, Australia, the Carpathians, Persia, Scotland and the British Isles. His work was as good and detailed as today's photographs. His works with watercolours shone in strong colours. His works still fetch very good prices on the international art market.
The "low tide by moonlight" captivates with strong shades of green and an impressive play of light and shadow by the moon. The oil painting on cardboard shows every stone, even an anchor on the shore and a bridge in the background with exemplary accuracy.
Boot was not only a master of landscapes and people. He was a master in representing nature and objects in a realistic way. "Flowers and Berries of the Hawthorn" shows every blossom, every leaf and every small notch in the depicted branch so realistically that the observer believes to have a just picked branch of a hawthorn bush in front of him. "The Duke of Edinburgh in the Shetland Islands" was one of those works for which the Queen had publicly praised him. This is an engraving. "The Garden of Shepherd's Hotel, Cairo" is famous because many British people who visited the excavation sites at the time knew of this hotel. The garden with its typical vegetation was much sought after for resting after the strenuous excursions. Boot had hit the nail on the head with it! The British railway construction was world-famous at that time. Boot made many views of trains in the mountains around the world.
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