Duncan Grant

Artist Biography

The artistic talents of Scottish born Duncan Grant were first recognized at St Paul's school where he was encouraged to pursue an artistic education. He later went on to enroll at the Westminister School of Art and also studied briefly at The Slade School of Art in London. In 1906 he moved to Paris where he was taught by Jacques-Emile Blanche and studied the art, prints and posters of the Old Masters in the Louvre.

By 1913 he had been appointed co-director of the Omega Workshops and three years later, whilst living in London's Fitzroy Square, he became a regular visitor at Vanessa and Adrian Bell's Thursday evening meetings, which were to form the nucleus of what later became the Bloomsbury Group. The artists of the group (Bell, Fry and Grant) were preoccupied with the art, prints and posters of the Post Impressionists as is apparent in their use of bold colour and interest in creating solid, tangible forms.

By 1913 he had been appointed co-director of the Omega Workshops and three years later, whilst living in London's Fitzroy Square, he became a regular visitor at Vanessa and Adrian Bell's Thursday evening meetings, which were to form the nucleus of what later became the Bloomsbury Group. The artists of the group (Bell, Fry and Grant) were preoccupied with the art, prints and posters of the Post Impressionists as is apparent in their use of bold colour and interest in creating solid, tangible forms.

Duncan Grant Art, Prints and Posters Collection