Dawson-Watson was born July 21, 1864 in London England and died September 3, 1939. He began his art studies with Mark Fisher (1841-1923) at the Royal Academy. Dawson-Watson continued his studies at the Beaux-Arts Academie under Charles Emile Auguste Carolus-Duran (1837-1917), Theobald Chartran (1840-1907), Louis Joseph Raphael Collin (1850-1916), Aime Nicolas Morot (1850-1913) and Leon Glaize (1842-1912).

Dawson-Watson painted in Giverny from 1885 to 1890. A number of paintings from this period can been seen in the permanent collection of Daniel Tara Museum in Giverny. At the urging of fellow artist and friend James Carroll Beckwith (1852-1917), he traveled to the United States. Dawson-Watson lived in and around the New England from 1893 to 1897. He painted in Woodstock, New York in 1901 and in 1902 he listed his address as Quebec, Canada and returned to Woodstock in 1903.

Dawson-Watson then took a position at the St. Louis School of Fine Art as a teacher. He remained in St. Louis from 1904 to 1915. It wasn xt until 1927 that Dawson Dawson-Watson moved to San Antonio, Texas. He would make Texas his home. Watson was a member of numerous art organizations; San Antonio Art League, North Shore Art Association and the Texas Fine Art Society.

Memberships:
San Antonio Art League
North Shore Art Association
Texas Fine Art Society

Exhibited:
Lewis and Clark Expo, Portland, Oregon, 1905, Medal
Sedalia, MO., Gold Medal
Illinois State Fair, 1916, Prize
State Fair Austin Texas, 1926, Prize
Texas Wildflower Competition, 1927, 1928,1929 Prize, Hors concours, Prize
Southern States Art League, 1929, 1931, Prize
Nashville Art Association, 1927, Prize
Abilene, Texas, 1935, Prize

Museums:
City Art Museum, St. Louis
Barr Branch Lib., St Louis
Oakland Museum, Oakland CA
Library, Houston, Texas
Springfield Art Association, Springfield, Ill.
University of Texas
Witte Museum

Biography courtesy of Roughton Galleries, www.antiquesandfineart.com/roughton