Arthur B. (Arthur Bensley) Chamberlain

Arthur Bensley Chamberlain was a British art writer whose books focused on major painters, including Hans Holbein, John Constable, George Romney, and Thomas Gainsborough. His work appeared in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and several of his titles remain available through public-domain and library archives.

He was also connected with the City of Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, where he helped compile illustrated handbooks and catalogues of the collections with Whitworth Wallis. Those publications suggest a writer deeply involved in explaining art clearly and practically, not just for specialists but for ordinary readers and museum visitors.

Sources located during this search agree that he died in 1931, and one memorial record gives the date as January 15, 1931. I couldn’t confirm a reliable portrait image from the pages I checked, so none is included here.