George Edmund Butler, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

George Edmund Butler

landscape and portrait painter

Date of Birth: 15-Jan-1872

Place of Birth: Southampton, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 09-Aug-1936

Profession: teacher, painter, New Zealand official war artists, landscape painter

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

George Edmund Butler ((1872-01-15)15 January 1872 – (1936-08-09)9 August 1936) was a landscape and portrait painter specialising in oils and watercolours.
Born in England, his family emigrated to New Zealand when he was 11 years old.
After completing his schooling, he studied art at the Wellington School of Design and at various schools in Europe .
He returned to New Zealand and worked as a professional artist for a time before settling in England.
He soon developed a reputation for portrait and landscape works.
Late in the First World War, he became an official war artist in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF), with the honorary rank of captain.
He executed several works of senior officers of the NZEF and its battles after the war and died in England in 1936.