Geoffrey Birkbeck

Geoffrey Birkbeck was born in Norwich in 1875 and educated at Eton College. He was a well-known water-colourist and muralist and was celebrated for his landscape paintings of Norfolk and Italy. His first solo show took place in 1903 at Carfax Gallery and was followed by other shows at New Dudley, Goupil and Walker's Galleries. Birkbeck was a member of the RBA and Norwich Art Circle and participated in numerous shows at the Norwich Castle Museum. Birkbeck also published a book entitled Old Norfolk Houses. The book, which contained reproductions of Birkbeck's artworks, shows the influence of the baroque style on his practice. He died in 1954, aged 79.