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Mortimer Menpes
English painter
Mortimer Menpes | |
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Self-portrait, c. 1916 | |
| Born | 22 February 1855 (1855-02-22) Port Adelaide, South Australia |
| Died | 1 April 1938(1938-04-01) (aged 83) Pangbourne, Berkshire, England |
| Occupation | Artist |
| Spouse | Rosa Mary Grosse (m. 1875) |
Mortimer Luddington Menpes (22 February 1855 – 1 April 1938) was an Australian-born painter, author, printmaker and illustrator.
Born and raised in Port Adelaide, South Australia, Menpes migrated with his family to London, England in his early 20s, where he went on to study at the School of Art and exhibit at the Royal Academy. In 1880, during a sketching tour in Brittany, he befriended, and became a "disciple" of James McNeill Whistler.
Under his influence, Menpes began incorporating motifs and techniques of Japanese art into his work, and in 1887, he travelled to Japan to witness its culture first-hand. He produced many Japonist wor