{"title":"Ashton, James (1859–1935)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe artist and arts educator in South Australia, James Ashton (1859–1935), was born on the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea between Great Britain and Ireland. He won a scholarship to study at the South Kensington School of Art in London. After marrying in 1880, he emigrated to Australia in 1884, arriving in Adelaide with the intention of becoming a professional artist. He established an art school at Norwood in 1886. Returning to England in 1895, he received lessons from Henry Moore RA and was elected a member of the Royal Society of Arts in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBack in Australia, in 1896, he opened 'Ashton’s Academy of Arts' in Victoria Square in Adelaide, where for over thirty years he was the best known teacher of painting in South Australia. His pupils included Ivor Hele, Hans Heysen, Hayley Lever, Frank White and Arthur Baker-Clack. He was an art teacher at Prince Alfred College for nearly forty years, and donated his art collection and library to the school. He was president of the South Australian Society of Arts for four years and a founding member and longtime president of the Adelaide Easel Club.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis work is represented in numerous public collections across Australia, including the National Gallery of South Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"james-ashton-australian-landscape-adelaide-hills-late-c19th-watercolour-ka-313","title":"James Ashton, Australian Landscape, Adelaide Hills – late C19th watercolour","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original late 19th-century watercolour painting, James Ashton, Australian Landscape, Adelaide Hills.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA wonderful Australian landscape by the artist and arts educator in South Australia, James Ashton (1859–1935).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAshton was born on the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea between Great Britain and Ireland. He won a scholarship to study at the South Kensington School of Art in London. After marrying in 1880, he emigrated to Australia in 1884, arriving in Adelaide with the intention of becoming a professional artist. He established an art school at Norwood in 1886. Returning to England in 1895, he received lessons from Henry Moore RA and was elected a member of the Royal Society of Arts in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBack in Australia, in 1896, he opened 'Ashton’s Academy of Arts' in Victoria Square in Adelaide, where for over thirty years he was the best known teacher of painting in South Australia. His pupils included Ivor Hele, Hans Heysen, Hayley Lever, Frank White and Arthur Baker-Clack. He was an art teacher at Prince Alfred College for nearly forty years, and donated his art collection and library to the school. He was president of the South Australian Society of Arts for four years and a founding member and longtime president of the Adelaide Easel Club.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis work is represented in numerous public collections across Australia, including the National Gallery of South Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis interesting landscape view is possibly a view in the Adelaide Hills, in the region of the artist's home, or in the Yarra Valley near Healesville, which is a location that appears in a number of Ashton's paintings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn watercolour on board.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somerset \u0026 Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52020372767049,"sku":"KA-313","price":310.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/files\/ka-313.jpg?v=1743514191"}],"url":"https:\/\/somersetandwood.com\/en-eu\/collections\/ashton-james-1859-1935.oembed","provider":"Somerset \u0026 Wood Fine Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}