| Andrew Beer | |
| Birth Name: | William Andrew Beer |
| Death Date: | 1954 (aged 91–92) |
| Nationality: | English |
| Occupation: | Painter |
| Known For: | Painting racing pigeons |
William Andrew Beer (1862–1954) was an English artist, known for painting racing pigeons, in oil on canvas, under the working name of Andrew Beer. A racing pigeon enthusiast himself, he was a judge at competitive pigeon shows.[1]
Beer had a studio in Eastville, Bristol, to which the pigeons he was to paint were sometimes sent by train, arriving at the nearby Stapleton Road Station.[2] He typically painted pigeons at near life-size, singly or in small groups, in side-on view, against similar backgrounds. He often included text, noting the pigeons' names and achievements.
His works are in the collections of Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, Pontypridd Museum[3] and the Radstock, Midsomer Norton & District Museum Society.[4]
Beer also painted scenes of southern England, which were issued as postcards.