(Isaac) Charles Ginner was born in Cannes, France, and studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts, before settling in London in 1910. His early works were thickly painted but he quickly absorbed the influence of Impressionism and Post Impressionism, particularly that of Van Gogh, whom he studied on a visit to Paris in 1911. Paintings from 1911 show him using small strokes and blobs of colour and a strong expressive colour range. Gradually his work placed more emphasis on overall surface texture and the delineation of form by lines.

n 1914 he published a manifesto which advocated a return to the study of nature, the use of solid pigment, and the role of Cezanne and the Post-Impressionists. His paintings became more concerned with accurately observed form and appearances, recorded by an even application of small, thickly applied marks. In The Malvern Hills, thought to be one of his late paintings, spatial recession is minimised by the close- toned and close-coloured surface.

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