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This technique, allegedly also used by Caravaggio, as well as Vermeer, was condemned by a number of his contemporaries who believed it demonstrated less skill than painting by eye, with some claiming that his paintings appeared to \"show no marks of handling or brushwork\", while others \"were doubtful whether they could be accepted as paintings at all\". However, many recognised his mastery of colour, lighting and shadow, as well as his unique ability to provoke strong emotional responses in the viewer. James McNeill Whistler, who Grimshaw worked with in his Chelsea studios, stated, \"I considered myself the inventor of nocturnes until I saw Grimmy's moonlit pictures.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis early paintings were signed \"JAG\", \"J. A. Grimshaw\", or \"John Atkinson Grimshaw\", though he finally settled on \"Atkinson Grimshaw\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe was born on 6 September 1836 in a back-to-back in Park Street, Leeds to Mary and David Grimshaw. In 1856 he married his cousin Frances Hubbard (1835–1917). In 1861, at the age of 24, to the dismay of his parents, he left his job as a clerk for the Great Northern Railway to become a painter. He first exhibited in 1862, mostly paintings of birds, fruit, and blossom, under the patronage of the Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society. He and his wife moved in 1866 to a semi-detached villa, which is now numbered 56 Cliff Road in Headingley and has a Leeds Civic Trust blue plaque, and in 1870 to Knostrop Old Hall. Grid Reference: SE 32125 32100. He became successful in the 1870s and rented a second home, Castle-by-the-Sea in Scarborough, Scarborough became a favourite subject.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe died on 13 October 1893 of tuberculosis and is buried in Woodhouse Cemetery, now called St George's Fields, in Leeds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"evening-on-the-strand-london-puzzle-john-atkinson-grimshaw-quipham-collections","title":"Evening on the strand, London Puzzle | John Atkinson Grimshaw","description":"\u003c!-- x-tinymce\/html --\u003e\u003cp data-end=\"380\" data-start=\"161\"\u003eThis high-quality art puzzle features a detailed reproduction of a world-famous painting, turning a moment of history into an immersive and mindful activity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"704\" data-start=\"382\"\u003eCrafted from durable, eco-friendly cardboard with a smooth matte finish, each puzzle brings out the vivid colors and textures of the original masterpiece. 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