John Nash, Canal Bridge, Sydney Gardens,
Bath, c.1927
1893-1977
John Nash was primarily a
landscape painter. He had a great love for nature, and concentrated
on painting natural subjects throughout his career. Nash was the
brother of Paul Nash, a more celebrated artist, but Paul encouraged
and supported John throughout his life.
Nash knew most of the innovative modernist artists in the 1910s,
20s and 30s, but his style remained constant throughout his life.
He was also a prolific book illustrator, producing botanical
drawings. He visited Bath in the mid 1920s and painted several
views of the city. Nash painted few urban scenes and even these
views show the outskirts of the city, where it is close to
nature.