D. Sherrin
Between the years 1885 and 1900 (?), five watercolor artists created a series of works depicting the English midlands. Until fairly recently all of their output was owned by one family. In mid to late 1970s, the family began to sell the collection, mostly in Europe. Today the watercolors of D. (Daniel ?) Sherrin are beginning to appear in American galleries, and are listed on the World Wide Web. Sherrin's work has also been listed in various issues of The Lyle Official Arts Review.
Daniel Sherrin*
The watercolor artist who painted the work displayed on my web site may, or may not be Daniel Sherrin. Watercolor was not his primary medium. However, the following biographic sketch may be of interest.
Daniel Sherrin was born in Whitstable in 1870, the son of John Sherrin,R.I. - also an artist, who specialized in still life subjects.
Daniel specialized in landscapes. He was the pupil of B.W. Leader. Daniel Sherrin lived for a sometime on the East Coast near Whitstable, and also painted along the shores of Suffolk and Norfolk. In his early period he painted seascapes. Later, he turned to landscapes and, it is for these he has become well known.
His paintings were often used for book illustrations, and some of his works were engraved. He was commissioned by King George V to paint Sandringham and this painting still hangs in Buckingham Palace. During the first World War he did valuable work on the design of posters in connection with recruitment for Kitchener's Army, and this work is currently in the archives of the Imperial War museum.
His son Reginald Daniel Sherrin (1891-1971) was also an artist, who painted in watercolor and specialized in moorland and coastal views.
*Biographical material presented on this page was researched on, and developed from web resources.
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