Albert Wainwright was born in Castleford, in the district of Wakefield, in 1898 and was a classmate of Henry Moore. Photographs and letters in The Hepworth Wakefield’s archive show that they were close friends as soldiers during the First World War, writing beautifully illustrated letters to one another.
Despite only living to the relatively young age of 45, Wainwright’s overwhelming and single-minded desire to capture his daily encounters with people and places inevitably led him to create a prolific body of work comprising thousands of watercolours, sketches and drawings as well as painted ceramics, costume and set designs, and book illustrations.
Wainwright's illustrations depicting buildings at Robin Hood's Bay, North Yorkshire, from a high view point looking out to sea are available to purchase from The Hepworth Wakefield's new print on demand service, Art at Home.
Standard Shipping:
Collection - FREE
Royal Mail Tracked 48 - £5
Royal Mail Tracked 24 - £10
UPS - £12
Europe - £35
Worldwide - £45
Artist Editions and Framed Prints attract higher shipping costs. You can see them here.
