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Ernest Frederick Dade (1868–1935),Sources vary; others give 1864–1936England & Wales, National Probate Calendar, 1936. "DADE Ernest of 16 Langford-place St. John's Wood Middlesex died 3 November 1935 Administration York 13 November to Helen Maude Dade widow. Effects £565 14s. 6d." later known as Ernst Dade, was an English painter, specialising in coastal and maritime subjects, and maker of model ships. He was a member of the
Dade and Nelson Dawson rented studios at Manresa Road,
Institutions holding his work include the
Staithes group
The Staithes group or Staithes School was an art colony of 19th-century painters based in the North Yorkshire fishing village of Staithes.
Inspired by French Impressionists such as Monet, Cézanne and Renoir, the group of about 25 artists wo ...
, based in the North Yorkshire fishing village of Staithes
Staithes is a seaside village in the borough of Scarborough in North Yorkshire, England. Easington and Roxby Becks, two brooks that run into Staithes Beck, form the border between the Borough of Scarborough and Redcar and Cleveland. The area l ...
.
Early life
Dade was born in Kensington, England, Dade's father, Frederick Dade (1836–1874), was a photographer, married to Matilda Toye (1835–1919) in 1859. Ernest had two older sisters and the family moved to Scarborough early in Ernest's life. He later had another two sisters and three brothers, one of whom, the youngest, Fred (1874–1908), was also a maritime artist. His first job was as a deck-hand on the American yacht, ''Dauntless''. In 1885–1886, he studied atScarborough School of Art
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, under Albert Strange
Albert Strange (1855–1917) was an English artist and yacht designer. He was the headmaster of the Scarborough School of Art. With George Holmes, he was a mainstay of the Humber Yawl Club which developed the use of sailing canoes with a yaw ...
. From the age of twenty he studied at the Académie Julian
The Académie Julian () was a private art school for painting and sculpture founded in Paris, France, in 1867 by French painter and teacher Rodolphe Julian (1839–1907) that was active from 1868 through 1968. It remained famous for the numbe ...
in Paris. He later studied fresco and mural
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painting in the South of France.
Career
Dade and Nelson Dawson rented studios at Manresa Road, Chelsea
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. By 1890, he was living at 8 West Bank, Seamer Road, Scarborough. In 1901, he became a founder member of the Staithes Art Club. After visiting Holland he began to use the first name 'Ernst'.
He exhibited at the Royal Society of British Artists
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History
The RBA commenced with twenty-seven members, and took until 1876 to reach fi ...
, the New English Art Club
The New English Art Club (NEAC) was founded in London in 1885 as an alternative venue to the Royal Academy. It continues to hold an annual exhibition of paintings and drawings at the Mall Galleries in London, exhibiting works by both members and ...
(of which he became a member in 1887), the Royal Academy
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(from 1887 to 1901), the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours
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In 1831 the s ...
, the International Society of Sculptors, Painters and Gravers
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, the Walker Art Gallery
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and the Staithes Art Club.
Personal life
Dade married Maud Alderson-Smith in St Martins Church, Scarborough in 1913. With her he returned to London where he had a studio at St John's Wood, sub-let in part to fellow Staithes Group members Laura andHarold Knight
Harold Knight (27 January 1874 – 3 October 1961) was an English portrait, genre and landscape painter.
Knight was born in Nottingham, England, the son of William Knight, architect, and studied at Nottingham School of Art under Wilson Foste ...
.
He was a member of the Society for Nautical Research
The Society for Nautical Research is a British society that conducts research and sponsors projects related to maritime history worldwide.
Founded in 1910, the Society initially encouraged research into seafaring, ship-building, the language and c ...
.''The Mariner's Mirror'', Volume 18, Issue 4, 1932 and wrote articles about boats and sailing, for their quarterly journal, ''The Mariner's Mirror''. – deep linking not possible; search for "Dade". He was also a founder member and first Captain of the Scarborough Sailing Club, in 1895.
Dade died in London on 3 November 1935, and was survived by Maud.
Legacy
Institutions holding his work include the Imperial War Museum
Imperial War Museums (IWM) is a British national museum organisation with branches at five locations in England, three of which are in London. Founded as the Imperial War Museum in 1917, the museum was intended to record the civil and military ...
, the National Maritime Museum
The National Maritime Museum (NMM) is a maritime museum in Greenwich, London. It is part of Royal Museums Greenwich, a network of museums in the Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site. Like other publicly funded national museums in the Unit ...
(which has his sketchbooks, and those of his brother Fred), Rotherham, Scarborough, and Whitby art galleries and the Art Gallery of New South Wales.
Bibliography
Books
* ** (Facsimile edition, with a Preface By Peter F. Anson)Articles
* * *Further reading
*References
External links
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