Denton Welch Art Collection ca. 1838-1948, bulk ca. 1933-1948

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Denton Welch Art Collection ca. 1838-1948, bulk ca. 1933-1948

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The collection includes 36 oil paintings, 7 watercolor paintings, 26 drawings (pencil, ink, and/or watercolor), and 2 sketchbooks. Subjects include still lifes and landscapes, many done in a surrealistic style, as well as a few portraits. There are also works by other artists which include family portraits and watercolor paintings.

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Welch, Denton

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Maurice Denton Welch was born March 29, 1915, in Shanghai, to Arthur Joseph Welch, whose parents were English, and Rosalind Basset, whose family was originally from New Bedford, Massachusetts. Denton Welch was the youngest of four boys and spent his early childhood in Shanghai, with many visits to England. In 1924, Welch was enrolled in a school in Kensington, and then in 1926-1929 he attended St. Michael's, a preparatory school in Uckfield, Sussex. While he was in schoo...