Walter Meegan
Master of Oil Painting
1859-1944
Meegan was born in Leeds England and studied at Leeds school of Art where he won a first
prize at an early age He travelled extensively, opening a studio on fifth avenue in New York
where he gained high acclaim
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The Brooklyn Bridge |
He later settled back in England and signed his early works using his wife's maiden name
"Linsley" He studied with Grimshaw and many of his paintings are highly redolent of the great
man.
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Scarborough Harbour. |
Like Grimshaw he built atmosphere into his paintings with an electric combination of moonlit night, reflection and activity. It is for these reasons that his work has become
increasingly collectable both in the United States and The United Kingdom.
Scarborough Quay.
