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Austin Osman Spare

1886 - 1956

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Austin Osman Spare (30 December 1886 – 15 May 1956) was an English artist and occultist who worked as both a draughtsman and a painter. Influenced by symbolism and Art Nouveau, his art was known for its clear use of line, and its depiction of monstrous and sexual imagery. In an occult capacity, he developed magical techniques including automatic writing, automatic drawing and sigilization based on his theories of the relationship between the conscious and unconscious self. Born into a working-class family in Snow Hill in London, Spare grew up in Smithfield and then Kennington, taking an early interest in art. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Austin Osman Spare is the 1,525th most popular painter (down from 1,397th in 2019), the 3,202nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,614th in 2019) and the 63rd most popular British Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Austin Osman Spare ranks 1,525 out of 2,023. Before him are E. H. Shepard, Peter von Hess, Teodor Axentowicz, Slava Raškaj, Hieronymus Cock, and André Gill. After him are Yun Shouping, David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl, Edwin Austin Abbey, Apollinary Vasnetsov, Godfried Schalcken, and Pieter Boel.

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Among people born in 1886, Austin Osman Spare ranks 197. Before him are Ludwig Bieberbach, Frank Irons, Hidetsugu Yagi, Philip K. Hitti, Ion Gigurtu, and Heorhiy Narbut. After him are Lupu Pick, Alfonso López Pumarejo, Bogoljub Jevtić, Leo G. Carroll, Alexander Wetmore, and Willis H. O'Brien. Among people deceased in 1956, Austin Osman Spare ranks 138. Before him are Willem Hendrik Keesom, Hans Carossa, Herminio Masantonio, Vladimir Filatov, Johannes Jørgensen, and Mohammed Hussein Heikal. After him are Sergei Vasilenko, Louis Bromfield, Doca, Violet Gibson, Nikolaos Trikoupis, and Flora Sandes.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Austin Osman Spare ranks 3,203 out of 8,785. Before him are Ken Livingstone (1945), John Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough (1822), Frederick Abberline (1843), Gary Neville (1975), William Withering (1741), and Edward Braddock (1695). After him are Dominic West (1969), Stanley Baker (1928), Harry Styles (1994), Andrew Scott Waugh (1810), Henry Travers (1874), and Ronald Neame (1911).

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Among PAINTERS In United Kingdom

Among painters born in United Kingdom, Austin Osman Spare ranks 63. Before him are Bridget Riley (1931), Mary Beale (1633), Barbara Bodichon (1827), Henry Raeburn (1756), Thomas Girtin (1775), and E. H. Shepard (1879). After him are Kate Greenaway (1846), Richard Dadd (1817), Laura Theresa Alma-Tadema (1852), Allan Ramsay (1713), David Allan (1744), and Thomas Bewick (1753).

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