Born in India 1875, died in Salonika, Macedonia in 1917. Studied art at the Slade School 1893-9 and also in Paris and Rome. Teacher of painting at Liverpool University 1905-8, founder of Sandon Studios Liverpool.
Chowne visited Macedonia during the Great War, where he was drafted as Captain in the 9th East Lancs Regiment. He died in Macedonia from sustained wounds on 2 May 1917. During his fatal stay in Macedonia, Chowne painted a series of watercolor depicting Thessaloniki, the Macedonian Front and war scenes. In the autumn of 1917, some of these works, for example his watercolor “View from the trenches, Salonica” and other drawing, were exhibited at the memorial collection at the New English Art Club. Moreover, a pair of watercolors entitled :”Trenches” and “Salonika Front” were sold at the auction house Sotheby’s, London on 26-02-2003.
The watercolor “Dojran Lake” is in collection of the author , purchased from auction house Dominic Winter, Gloucestershire, UK, on 16th July 2014. Lot number 287
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A good item for your own Macedonian collection
Here is one tip for everyone who wants to start his own collection of Macedonia-related art and photographs from the period 1850-1950: a German book