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Sir John William Ashton, OBE, ROI (20 September 1881 – 1 September 1963) was a prolific Australian Impressionist artist and director of the National Art Gallery of New South Wales from 1937 to 1943.
Will Ashton became an international artist beyond his years as director of the Art Gallery of New South Wales. John William (Will) Ashton became a prolific Australian impressionist artist and important art administrator from solid Adelaide foundation.
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Ashton was a popular and prolific impressionist painter of the various picturesque landscapes of New South Wales, for which he won the Wynne Prize for landscape painting three times, in 1908, 1930 and 1939, the latter with a painting of Middle Harbour.
He won the Wynne prize in 1930 and in 1939. Will Ashton had worked mainly in oils from about 1910. He was fascinated by the effects of changing light on white, such as snow, cloud and foam, and his most characteristic works are impressionist seascapes and landscapes.
Updated 2023. Show full biography. Portraits. William Ashton. c. 1940s. Max Dupain OBE. In their own words. Sir William (Will) Ashton OBE (1881-1963) was the son of James Ashton, who founded Adelaide's Norwood Art School in 1885 and its Academy of Arts in 1895.
Art. Collection. Title. Building the bridge. 1932. Artist. Will Ashton. Australia. 1881 – 1963. Details. Date. 1932. Media category. Painting. Materials used. oil on canvas. Dimensions. 51.0 x 60.5 cm; 72.2 x 82.2 x 7.0cm frame. Signature & date. Signed l.r. corner, black oil "Will Ashton". Credit. Purchased 1932.
