George Washington Andrew Kinloch
Other names: Kinloch-Smyth
Born 30 November 1853
Died 8 August 1896
Active: 1879 - 1886
Country of birth and death: Scotland
Sculptor, painter
He was the second son of Sir George Kinloch of Kinloch (1800-81) and heir to the estate of Balhary, Perthshire. Kinloch was a friend of 'Pen' Browning (1849-1912), the son of Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning. In December 1874, Kinloch joined Pen in Antwerp, to study under the painter, Jean Arnould Heyermans. It is assumed both of them continued their work in Antwerp and Dinant until about 1885.
During this time (1882-83), Pen became a student of Auguste Rodin on the recommendation of the artist and businessman, Gustav Natorp. Kinloch joined with Natorp and Pen Browning to form a circle of disciples surrounding Rodin, who availed themselves of his 'valuable advice'. At some point, Kinloch married Maria Antonia Amelia Abbruzzesi (born in Velletri, died at Balhary House, 18 October 1938), one of Rodin’s models, with whom he had four sons.
There are two works by Kinloch in Perth Museum and Art Gallery, Perth & Kinross Council: a painting of a 'Highland Shepherd' and a sculpture of a 'Head of a Young Man' (the latter suggests the influence of Rodin).
Details of these works can be found at http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/yourpaintings/paintings/highland-shepherd-129642; http://www.pkc.gov.uk/ and http://www.scran.ac.uk/database/record.php?usi=000-000-496-601-C (all sites accessed 7 December 2012)
Works
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A painter of holy subjects
1879
A halberdier
1880
A Belgian peasant
1880
A sentinel of the Inquisition in Antwerp
1881
Set free - a scene of the inquisition in Antwerp
1881
After labour rest
1885
Locations
Address Hotel St Antoine Antwerp Belgium | View on map
1879 - 1880
Address 32 Drummond Place Edinburgh Scotland | View on map
1880 - 1886 (Circa)
Exhibitions, Meetings, Awards and other Events
Exhibited at The Exhibition of the Royal Scottish Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, The Fifty-Third, 1879
Multiple works
Exhibited at The Exhibition of the Royal Scottish Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, The Fifty-Fifth, 1881
Multiple works
Exhibited at The Exhibition of the Royal Scottish Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, The Fifty-Sixth, 1882
Multiple works
Exhibited at The Exhibition of the Royal Scottish Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, The Fifty-Seventh, 1883
Multiple works
Exhibited at The Exhibition of the Royal Scottish Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, The Sixtieth, 1886
Multiple works
Exhibited at The Exhibition of the Royal Scottish Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, The Fifty-Fourth, 1880
Multiple works
Exhibited at The Exhibition of the Royal Scottish Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, The Fifty-Ninth, 1885
'After labour rest'
Exhibited at The Exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts (Summer Exhibition), 1768-
1884
Exhibited once, three works (three busts in bronze: Bachante, cat. no. 1674; After labour rest, cat. no. 1748; and Maria Abruzzie [the artist's wife], cat. no. 1798)
Personal and Professional Connections
Friends with Robert Wiedeman Barrett Browning
They studied together c.1874-85 under the painter, Jean Arnould Heyermans in Antwerp and Dinant. They also became part of a circle of disciples surrounding Rodin in 1882-83, which included the artist and businessman, Gustav Natorp. All three availed themselves of the French sculptor's 'valuable advice'.
Friends with Gustav Natorp
Natorp, 'Pen' Browning and George Washington Kinloch were part of a circle of disciples surrounding Auguste Rodin in 1882-83, they also availed themselves of the French sculptor's 'valuable advice'. (see Lampert, 'Rodin', London, 2006, p.35)
Sources
Rodin
2006
p. 35 and fn. 31, letters from Robert Browning to Rodin dated 16 April and 2 August 1882, and 4 May 1883, archives of the Musée Rodin, Paris.
Citing this record
'George Washington Andrew Kinloch', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/person.php?id=msib6_1213111479, accessed 24 Sep 2023]
