Ernest Dade
Ernest Dade | |
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| Born | Ernest Frederick Dade 1868[1] |
| Died | 3 November 1935[1] London,England |
| Nationality | English |
| Other names | Ernst Dade |
| Alma mater | Académie Julian |
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Ernest Frederick Dade(1868–1935),[1][2][3]later known asErnst Dade,was an English painter,[2]specialising in coastal and maritime subjects,[2]and maker of model ships.[4]He was a member of theStaithes group,based in the North Yorkshire fishing village ofStaithes.[4]
Early life[edit]
Dade was born inKensington,England,[4]Dade's father, Frederick Dade (1836–1874),[5]was a photographer,[5]married to Matilda Toye (1835–1919) in 1859.[5]Ernest had two older sisters and the family moved toScarboroughearly in Ernest's life.[4]He later had another two sisters and three brothers,[5]one of whom, the youngest, Fred (1874–1908), was also a maritime artist.[5]
His first job was as a deck-hand on the American yacht,Dauntless.[4]In 1885–1886, he studied atScarborough School of Art,underAlbert Strange.[6]From the age of twenty he studied at theAcadémie Julianin Paris.[4]He later studiedfrescoandmuralpainting in the South of France.[4]
Career[edit]
Dade andNelson Dawsonrented studios atManresa Road,Chelsea.[4]By 1890, he was living at 8 West Bank, Seamer Road, Scarborough.[4]In 1901, he became a founder member of the Staithes Art Club.[4]After visiting Holland he began to use the first name 'Ernst'.[4]
He exhibited at theRoyal Society of British Artists,[4]theNew English Art Club(of which he became a member in 1887[7]), theRoyal Academy(from 1887 to 1901),[7]theRoyal Institute of Painters in Water Colours,[4]theInternational Society of Sculptors, Painters and Gravers,[7]theWalker Art Gallery[4]and the Staithes Art Club.[4]
Personal life[edit]
Dade married Maud Alderson-Smith inSt Martins Church,Scarborough in 1913.[6]With her he returned to London where he had a studio at St John's Wood, sub-let in part to fellow Staithes Group membersLauraandHarold Knight.[6]
He was a member of theSociety for Nautical Research.[8]and wrote articles about boats and sailing, for their quarterly journal,The Mariner's Mirror.[9]He was also a founder member and first Captain of the Scarborough Sailing Club, in 1895.[6]
Dade died in London on 3 November 1935,[3][6]and was survived by Maud.[3]
Legacy[edit]
Institutions holding his work include theImperial War Museum,theNational Maritime Museum(which has his sketchbooks,[10]and those of his brother Fred[5]), Rotherham, Scarborough, and Whitby art galleries[4]and theArt Gallery of New South Wales.[11]
Bibliography[edit]
Books[edit]
- —— (1933).Sail and Oar.J M Dent and Sons Limited.
- —— (1988).Sail and Oar.Ipswich Book Company.ISBN978-1871696004.(Facsimile edition, with a Preface By Peter F. Anson)[12]
Articles[edit]
- —— (January 1932). "Trawling Under Sail on the North East Coast".The Mariner's Mirror.18(4): 363–374.doi:10.1080/00253359.1932.10655670.(subscription required)
- —— (January 1933). "Old Yorkshire Yawls".The Mariner's Mirror.19(2): 182–195.doi:10.1080/00253359.1933.10655697.(subscription required)
- —— (January 1934). "The Cobbles".The Mariner's Mirror.20(2): 199–207.doi:10.1080/00253359.1934.10655749.(subscription required)
Further reading[edit]
- Peter Phillips (1993).The Staithes group.Phillips & Sons.ISBN978-0-9521107-0-5.
References[edit]
- ^abcSources vary; others give 1864–1936
- ^abcArtworks by or after Ernest Dade,Art UK.Retrieved 29 May 2013.
- ^abcEngland & Wales, National Probate Calendar, 1936. "DADEErnest of 16 Langford-place St. John's WoodMiddlesexdied 3 November 1935 AdministrationYork13 November to Helen Maude Dade widow. Effects £565 14s. 6d. "
- ^abcdefghijklmnop"Ernest Dade – Staithes Group Artist".Retrieved29 May2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^abcdef"Professional Photographers in Chichester".Retrieved30 May2013.
- ^abcdeWatts, Tony (10 March 2007)."Albert's Pupils".The Albert Strange Association.Retrieved30 May2013.
- ^abc"The Correspondence of James McNeill Whistler".Retrieved30 May2013.
- ^The Mariner's Mirror,Volume 18, Issue 4, 1932
- ^"T and F".Retrieved30 May2013.– deep linking not possible; search for "Dade".
- ^"Collections – National Maritime Museum".Retrieved29 May2013.
- ^"The Pool, London, (1886) by Ernst Dade".Art Gallery of New South Wales.Retrieved29 May2013.
- ^"Sail and Oar: A Hundred Pictures By Ernest Dade".Retrieved30 May2013.
External links[edit]
- 7 artworks by or after Ernest Dadeat theArt UKsite
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- 1860s births
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- 19th-century English painters
- English male painters
- 20th-century English painters
- Artists from London
- People from Kensington
- Artists from Scarborough, North Yorkshire
- English watercolourists
- English sailors
- Académie Julian alumni
- British marine artists
- 20th-century English male artists
- 19th-century English male artists