English artist ( – )
Thomas Edward Mostyn RWARCA ROI[1] | |
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Thomas Edwin Mostyn in his studio working on a painting, likely Romance. | |
| Born | Liverpool |
| Died | 22 August (aged 66) Manchester |
| Nationality | English |
Thomas Edwin Mostyn ( – ) was an English artist who worked during the late Victorian era and the early 20th century. Mostyn's works are mainly remembered from his idealistic and romantic garden scenes, as well as various portraits.
Although born in Liverpool in , Mostyn was raised in Manchester. He studied at the Manchester Academy of Fine Arts,[2] and had exhibited at the Royal Academy by the time he was He entered the school of Sir Hubert Von Herkomer in , where he created paintings in a realistic style that often depicted the poverty of the working classes. By the end of World War I, Mostyn's style was changing, preferring to depict enchanted garden scenes, which he would become most famous for.[3] He held several solo exhibitions in the Fine Art Society, London during the s, and was also a member of the New Society of Artists.. Mostyn died in Manchester, in , aged
Mostyn's works are often offered at auction, even up to today. In September , a work of his (Portrait of a lady, three-quarter-length, in a green and gold dress – see here) sold at Christie's for £39,, almost % more than the high-estimate of £5,, and broke the record price for a work by the artist.[4]