Edward George Handel Lucas, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Edward George Handel Lucas

British artist

Date of Birth: 04-May-1861

Place of Birth: Croydon, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 04-Apr-1936

Profession: painter

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

E G Handel Lucas (1861–1936) was an English artist.
He was hailed as a child prodigy and exhibited at the Royal Society of British Artists from the age of 14 and at the Royal Academy of Arts from age 17.
He is best known for astonishingly realistic flower paintings and still lifes painted in the 1880s, 1890s and 1900s.
His major works took anything from 6 to 16 months to paint.Demand for his work fell when new artistic styles emerged in the 1900s.
He fell into debt, a situation made worse when he became interested in photographic reproduction and invented a new printing process.
The company he formed to perfect this process crashed and he lived the rest of his life in poverty.
His paintings were forgotten about after his death, but interest revived when some started appearing in auction houses from 1972 onwards.