Arthur Henry Purcell Durston (1889–1938) was an American artiste of British descent. Born in England, he immigrated to the U.S. in 1908, and was naturalized a U.S. citizen in 1918. He was known for his modernist paintings in oil and water.
Arthur Durston was born to Sidney John Durston and Alice Henrietta Durston on March 30, 1889. His dad was a coach builder residing in Farnborough, England (now portion of the greater London area). He was educated in England, France, and San Francisco. He served in Company I, 31st U.S. Infantry from May 5, 1918 to December 21, 1919.
Durston’s paintings were characterized as “somber” and “depressing.” Much of his measure was ended in America during the 1930s; he worked under the Public Works of Art Project of the Works Progress Administration during the Great Depression, which provided him like a small income during that time.
His measure is included in the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National Gallery of Art, Washington.
Durston died upon December 27, 1938 in Los Angeles, California.
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