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Arthur Ambrose McEvoy

British, 1878–1927

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Arthur Ambrose McEvoy was an English painter who began with landscapes and figure interiors in the manner of James McNeill Whistler before establishing himself as a portrait specialist. He worked predominantly in watercolour, with a particular focus on female sitters. His early decorative restraint and tonal sensitivity evolved into a fluid, economical portraiture that captured both likeness and psychological presence with minimal means.

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Artworks (30)

Mrs Claude Johnson

1926 · oil paint

James Ramsay Macdonald, 1866 - 1937. Prime minister

1926 · oil paint

The Searchlight Tattoo, Wembley

Lady Katherine Agnes Blanche Carnegie, Viscountess Tredegar (1867 - 1949)

1920 · oil paint

Rue Winterbotham Carpenter

1920 · Oil on canvas

76.2 × 63.5 cm (30 × 25 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Sir John William Alcock

1919 · oil paint

Winston Churchill

1919 · oil paint

Sergeant F. Konowal, The Victoria Cross

1918 · oil paint

Brigadier-General A R H Hutchinson, CB, CMG, DSO, Assistant Adjutant- General, RM

1918 · oil paint

Sergeant N a Finch, Vc, Rma

1918 · oil paint

Lieutenant William Edward Sanders, 1883-1917, VC, DSO, RNR

1918 · oil paint

John Travers Cornwell, Boy 1st class (1900-16)

1918 · oil paint

Petty Officer E Pitcher VC, 1918

1918

The Hon. Mrs Cecil Baring

W.A. Jowitt, later Earl Jowitt

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Mrs Claude Johnson
1926 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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James Ramsay Macdonald, 1866 - 1937. Prime minister
1926 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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The Searchlight Tattoo, Wembley
1925 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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Baring Brothers & Co
1920 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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Lady Katherine Agnes Blanche Carnegie, Viscountess Tredegar (1867 - 1949)
1920 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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Lois Sturt
1920 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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Nancy Cunard
1920 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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Winston Churchill
1919 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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Sir John William Alcock
1919 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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Lillah McCarthy
1919 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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