Reginald Grange Brundrit (1883-1960) Bradford School of Art, Wharfedale Group

Reginald Grange Brundrit RA ROI (1883-1960)

Listed on ‘Not Just Hockney as a ‘Wharfdale  Artist’ because the valley was so frequently depicted in his art. He was a founder member of the Wharfedale Group and vice president of the Yorkshire Union of Artists. He was born in Liverpool, but had strong associations with the Bradford area, including a general education at Bradford Grammar School and initial art training at Bradford School of Art.  He built a successful career as a portrait and landscape painter and was a full member of the Royal Academy where he exhibited more than 200 works.  In 1938, after living and working in London, he moved to Yorkshire and had a studio at Linton, near Grassington Later moved to Masham, where he died in 1960.