The Makers Series: Montague Dawson
Despite receiving no formal training, Montague Dawson is widely recognised as one of the foremost marine artists of the 20th century. His powerful depictions of frigates and clippers at full sail continue to be collected and cherished the world over.
Dawson was born in Chiswick, London in 1890, the son of Henry Thomas Dawson, an engineer and keen yachtsman, and grandson of Henry Dawson (1811-1878), a maritime painter in whose footsteps he would follow.