Thurston Laidlaw Shoosmith: An Artist for all Seasons

Thurston Laidlaw Shoosmith (1865-1933)

An Artist for All Seasons

The artist was known as a quiet and reserved man, a vegetarian and non-smoker, who enjoyed walks in the countryside as well as swimming. A self-taught artist, most probably influenced by his talented mother, he travelled extensively across Britain and mainland Europe to sketch and paint. He was first President of the Northampton Town & County Arts Society and elected to the Royal Society of British Artists (RBA) in 1919.

Thurston’s profession as a solicitor in the family firm meant, quite unusually, that he did not need to sell his art to earn a living. He therefore only painted during his work breaks, which makes the evolving quality of his artwork more remarkable. The law firm his father founded, developed into Shoosmiths LLP,  a significant provider of legal services across the UK and internationally.

This exhibition of sixty paintings at the RWS Gallery, is the first held in London within living memory, curated from paintings held by the Shoosmith Gallery and the Northampton Museum and Art Gallery. The Shoosmith Gallery, a registered charity, is located within Delapre Abbey, Northampton.

RWS Gallery

3 - 5 Whitcomb Street

London, WC2H 7HA

Free Admission

Gallery Hours  

Open daily 11am - 5pm

For all enquiries please contact info@shoosmithgallery.org