William Palmer Robins RWS RE (1882-1959)
Robins was born at London where he subsequently studied at St Martin’s School, Goldsmith’s College and at the Royal College of Art under Frank Short. Robins, in common with James Abbott McNeill Whistler and Francis Seymour Haden, etched from nature onto pre-prepared plates. He later taught at St Martin’s and at the Central School of Arts and Crafts in addition to publishing, in 1922, his instructional Etching Craft: A Guide for Students and Collectors.
Collections
Hatton Gallery, Newcastle
McLean Museum and Art Gallery, Greenock
Literature
Dolman B (1981), A Dictionary of British Artists, 1929, Antique Collectors’ Club
Heard A (2001), Whistler, Haden and the Rise of the Painter-Etcher, Newcastle University
Johnson J and Greutzner A (1999), British Artists 1880-1940, Antique Collectors’ Club
Mackenzie I (1988), British Prints, Antique Collectors’ Club
Waters G M (1975), Dictionary of British Artists 1900-1950, Eastbourne Fine Art
Windsor A, Ed. (1998), Handbook of Modern British Painting and Printmaking 1900-1990, Ashgate
Robins was born at London where he subsequently studied at St Martin’s School, Goldsmith’s College and at the Royal College of Art under Frank Short. Robins, in common with James Abbott McNeill Whistler and Francis Seymour Haden, etched from nature onto pre-prepared plates. He later taught at St Martin’s and at the Central School of Arts and Crafts in addition to publishing, in 1922, his instructional Etching Craft: A Guide for Students and Collectors.
Collections
Hatton Gallery, Newcastle
McLean Museum and Art Gallery, Greenock
Literature
Dolman B (1981), A Dictionary of British Artists, 1929, Antique Collectors’ Club
Heard A (2001), Whistler, Haden and the Rise of the Painter-Etcher, Newcastle University
Johnson J and Greutzner A (1999), British Artists 1880-1940, Antique Collectors’ Club
Mackenzie I (1988), British Prints, Antique Collectors’ Club
Waters G M (1975), Dictionary of British Artists 1900-1950, Eastbourne Fine Art
Windsor A, Ed. (1998), Handbook of Modern British Painting and Printmaking 1900-1990, Ashgate