George Goodwin Kilburne was an English artist specializing in precisely drawn interiors with figures. He preferred the watercolors, although he as well worked in oils, pencil and engraving. His paintings frequently portrayed the upper classes andMoreGeorge Goodwin Kilburne was an English artist specializing in precisely drawn interiors with figures. He preferred the watercolors, although he as well worked in oils, pencil and engraving. His paintings frequently portrayed the upper classes and ultra-fashionable female beauties in late 18th and early 19th-century fashion.
His depiction of this beauty was enhanced by his concentration to detail with dress, and abundantly decorated interiors. During his lifetime Kilburnes paintings would have been considered traditional, especially compared to the work of contemporaries such as the artists of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. He was elected a member of the New Watercolor Society, became a member of the Royal Miniature Society and the Royal Institute of Oil Painters in 1883.Kilburnes paintings and watercolors can be seen today in many art galleries all over the world.