Arthur William Symons (1865-1945) literary scholar, poet and author

Location

Country: UK
City: London
Place: Cabinet Office, 70 Whitehall

Painter, printmaker, illustrator and poet, Rudolf Helmut Sauter was born in 1895, the son of the Bavarian portrait painter, Professor George Sauter and Lilian Galsworthy, daughter of the writer, John Galsworthy. Rudolph studied in London and, like his father, in Munich. With strong literary interests, he joined PEN, the writers’ club and illustrated the definitive version of works by John Galsworthy. He exhibited his work widely in Britain, including the Royal Academy and the Royal Scottish Academy, as well as in Paris and New York. Many of Sauter’s works are in private collections in South Africa, the United States, Italy and Morocco. He died at home in Stroud, Gloucestershire in 1977.

People

Arthur William Symons (1865 - 1945)

Places

Subjects

critic, editor, poet, male portrait, beard, moustache, man, 20th century costume, coat

Materials & Techniques

canvas, tempera, tempera painting

Artist

Rudolf Helmut Sauter (1895 - 1977)

Title

Arthur William Symons (1865-1945) literary scholar, poet and author

Date

1935

Medium

Tempera on canvas

Dimensions

height: 60.00 cm, width: 49.50 cm

Acquisition

Purchased from the Fine Art Society, November 1978

Inscription

tr: R.H.Sauter. / 1935

Provenance

Collection of ‘Mrs Scrivens’; from whom purchased by the Fine Art Society, London, in October 1978; from whom purchased by the Department of the Environment in November 1978

GAC number

14309