社会现实主义者和肖像画家托马斯·肯宁顿漂亮的人物油画作品欣赏 / 开普饭

Thomas Benjamin Kennington

托马斯·本杰明·肯宁顿

英国画家, (1856-1916)

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托马斯·本杰明·肯宁顿（Thomas Benjamin Kennington，1856.04.07~1916.12.10）是英国流派，社会现实主义和肖像画家，新英格兰艺术俱乐部（NEAC）和帝国艺术联盟的创始人之一。

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肯宁顿出生于林肯郡的格里姆斯比，在利物浦艺术学院学习并获得一枚金牌，后来在伦敦的皇家艺术学院（RCA）和巴黎的朱利安学院接受艺术训练。肯宁顿后来搬到了伦敦的切尔西。从1880年到1916年，他在伦敦皇家艺术学院展出其绘画作品，并定期在萨福克街的英国皇家艺术家协会（RBA）和格罗夫纳画廊展出作品。1886年，肯宁顿是新英语艺术俱乐部的成员和创始人，并建立了帝国艺术联盟，其目的是为了“保护和促进艺术家的利益”。肯宁顿在1889年的世界博览会上获得一枚铜牌。

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肯宁顿不仅因为他对家庭和日常生活场景的理想化绘画而闻名，也因为他的社会现实主义作品而闻名。肯宁顿既画油画又画水彩画。他的绘画作品《孤儿》、《泰特，伦敦》、《守寡孤儿》、《无家可归》、《赤贫》以一种旁观者的情绪为基调，描绘了英国穷人严酷的现实生活。有人认为他可能受到了西班牙画家牟利罗（Murillo）的影响，后者的油画作品也以街头儿童为特色。