William Herbert Allen (1863 - 1943)
William Herbert Allen
William Herbert Allen was an English landscape watercolour artist whose career spanned more than 50 years from the 1880s to the 1940s. He was invariably referred to as «W. H.» rather than by his given name. He produced several thousand watercolours, chalk and pencil sketches mainly of the landscapes, traditions and people of West Surrey and North-east Hampshire. In addition, he produced scenes of other parts of the British Isles and various parts of continental Europe. These works included commissions in Italy for the Victoria and Albert Museum, Dublin, Edinburgh and Preston museums. He was made a member of the Royal Watercolour Society in 1903 and the Royal Society of British Artists in 1904 and his work was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1927.
| Date and place of birt: | 14 september 1863, London, United Kingdom |
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| Date and place of death: | 1943, Farnham, United Kingdom |
| Nationality: | United Kingdom |
| Period of activity: | XIX, XX century |
| Specialization: | Artist, Landscape painter, Painter |
| Genre: | Genre art, Landscape painting, Portrait |
| Art style: | Impressionism, Modern art, Realism |
| Technique: | Watercolor |
