Year Of Birth

1885

Year Of Death

1978

Biography

Duncan Grant was a Post-Impressionist painter and designer best known for his bold use of colour and form and being a central figure in the Bloomsbury Group. Grant studied at Westminster School of Art between 1902-1907. In 1906 he travelled to Italy and France where he studied under the tutelage of Jacques-Èmile Blanche. In 1909, Grant moved to Fitzroy Square on the outskirts of Bloomsbury which was becoming a meeting point for artists, critics and writers. In 1911 he joined the controversial and equally prestigious Camden Town Group and a year later, exhibited works in the now famous Second Post-Impressionist exhibition, curated by Roger Fry, next to works by Paul Gaugin, Vincent Van Gogh and Henri Matisse.