Peter Moffatt Lindner (1852-1949) was a figurative and representational artist of considerable national and international standing.  Born in Birmingham into a wealthy family, he was a key contributor to The St Ives Society of Artists and was instrumental in ensuring its development and success.  He studied at Heatherley's School of Fine Art and The Slade School, London, under Alphonse LeGros, and he exhibited regularly at The Royal Academy.  Lindner retired from the Society’s presidency at the age of ninety-three and in so doing, bridged the gap between the nascent artists’ colony and what was to become the fully-fledged St. Ives Society.

 

Lindner found Monet’s treatment of light and colour of great interest, as he did the latter’s use of ultraviolet tones in depicting the rippling softness of waves.  He also admired Monet’s painting style which facilitated the creation of atmospheric depictions of what was observed.   When painting his landscapes and marine scenes around St. Ives, Cornwall, France and Italy, Lindner’s visual interpretation of the objects he viewed, was rooted in representational form.

 

John Sweeney Director: The Figurative and Representational Artist Group.

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