Andreas Duncan Carse (1875/76–1938) was an English artist.

Life

Carse was born in 1875 or 1876 in

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to Norwegian and Scottish parents. His two large works ''Birds of the Old World'' and ''Birds of the New World'' were selected by Cunard in 1933 to be on their new flagship liner, the '' Queen Mary''. Documents are held in the National Archive. He illustrated the

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Fairytales 1912 edition. and the Lucy M. Scott Dewdrops from Fairyland 1912. He exhibited with the

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at the Biennale in 1912. Bargain Hunters by AD Carse

Carse exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1904 and then regularly between 1922 and 1938. He also exhibited at the Fine Art Society, the London Salon and the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool. Carse created paintings to decorate a ceiling at the

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with over 1,000 different figures before the First World War. The paintings were covered at the club but they were on show again after a remodeling of the club in 1999. He died in 1938 in

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. A Memorial Exhibition was held at Reading Art Gallery in January 1939.

Family

His son was the explorer

Duncan Carse Verner Duncan Carse (28 July 1913 – 2 May 2004) was an English explorer and actor known for surveying South Georgia Island, South Georgia and for the portrayal of Special Agent Dick Barton on BBC Radio. Early life Carse was born on 28 July 1 ...

References

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