Artworks by Edward Brian Seago (121 works) (1 part)

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Edward Brian Seago is an English impressionist artist of the 20th century. - painter and watercolorist.

Born the son of a coal merchant in Norwich in 1910, Edward Seagoe was a self-taught artist (with some assistance from Alfred Munnings and Bernard Priestman), but eventually gained recognition from the British Royal House (whose members eagerly purchased his work ) and the Aga Khan Foundation. At the age of 14, Seagoe won a prize from the Royal Society of Drawing, and from then on he knew what he wanted to do, despite his parents' disapproval. At the age of 18 he joined Bevin's show, whose traveling circus took him all over Britain and Europe. Heart problems diagnosed at age 7 plagued him throughout his life, and he was even forced to resort to deception to enlist in the army during World War II. He was appointed Major of the Royal Engineers and camouflage adviser to Marshal Auchinleck (with whom he became good friends).

Edward Seagoe can easily be ranked among the largest impressionists of late times. His sea and land landscapes (including cityscapes) were the fruits of the inspiration he drew from being constantly on the move. For this very inspiration, he traveled around planet Earth (in the most literal sense): from Singapore to Antarctica (by the way, he was on the Antactic expedition of 1956 at the invitation of Prince Philip).

During his lifetime, his popularity was so great that those who wanted to purchase his works were forced to queue at various annual exhibitions around the world (with the exception of Queen Elizabeth - the Queen Mother).

Seagoe died in London in 1974. As part of his last wishes, he requested that a third of his works be destroyed. One way or another, after him there were about 19,000 watercolors and 300 oil paintings, which were distributed all over the world. Currently, Sigou's works are "briskly" sold at auction at the world's leading auction houses (such as Christie's, Sotheby's and Bonhams).