Alan Clutton-Brock: A Pioneer of British Landscape Painting Alan Francis Clutton-Brock (8 October 1904 – 18 December 1976) was an English art critic and essayist whose profound understanding of British landscape painting profoundly shaped the artistic discourse of post-war Britain. Born in Weybridge, Surrey, he descended from a family steeped in artistic tradition—his father, Arthur Clutton-Brock, was himself a respected art historian—influencing his intellectual trajectory from a young age. Educated at Eton College and Cambridge University, where he studied at Westminster School of Art, Clu…