Karl Hagedorn Watercolour - Westminster from the Thames

Karl Hagedorn RBA,RSMA,NS,NEAC (1889-1969). Painter In oil and watercolour of landscapes, marines, portraits and figure subjects. Born in Berlin on 11th September 1889.Educated in Germany. Settled in England in 1905, became a naturalised Briton in England in 1914 and served in the British Army.Studied Art in Manchester at the Slade School and in Paris. His development into a Modernist artist was achieved in Paris in 1912-13 when working under Maurice Denis, he absorbed a range of avant-garde styles. On his return to England he made a consciously pioneering attempt to introduce Modernism into Manchester through his work as both painter and designer. Exhibited at the RA,RBA,NEAC and other leading London and provincial galleries. Elected RBA 1935. Received the Grand Prix, International Exhibition of Decorative Art,Paris 1925. Represented in several public collections. Lived in Manchester for some years and later in London. ’Westminster from the Thames’, signed watercolour dated 1966.