WALTER GREAVES PAINTINGS FOR SALE & BIOGRAPHY
WALTER GREAVES
British, 1846-1930
BIOGRAPHY
'Walter Greaves was the brother of Henry Greaves. The son of a Chelsea boatman, he often helmed the boat on the Thames used by Whistler, whose studio he later entered as an assistant, as did his brother. After 1881, Greaves imitated Whistler, even down to his appearance. He died in poverty, taken in by the Charterhouse old men's home. Among the most colourful of his works are Races in a Regatta at Hammersmith Bridge (1832) and Chelsea in Snow.' (Benezit, Dictionary of Artists, Gründ, 2006)