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ALFRED JOSEPH WOOLMER RBA (1805-1892)


The Moonlit Bower (c. 1862 England)


Medium

oil on canvas - Showing is a 'detail' of the painting.

Dimensions

70.70cm wide   91.30cm high (27.83 inches wide  35.94 inches high)

Framed Dimensions

96.50cm framed width   117.00cm framed height (37.99 inches framed width  46.06 inches framed height)

Literature

Bibl: Dictionnaire des peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs by E. Benezit
Bibl: Dictionary Victorian Artists by Christopher Wood

Exhibition History

Exhibited BI 1862 No.556

Description / Expertise

ALFRED JOSEPH WOOLMER RBA (1805-1892)

‘The Moonlit Bower’
oil on canvas - probably exhibited BI 1862, No.556 - 36 x 30 3/8 ins

Born 20th December 1805, in Exeter, Alfred Joseph Woolmer was a painter and sculptor of allegorical subjects and genre scenes.
He studied in Italy and was later inspired by Watteau. He was a member of the Society of British Artists & exhibited at SS (355 works), BI and mainly at RA 1827-1886.
Examples of his work are in the Glasgow, Liverpool and York Art Galleries. Woolmer had a very distinct and personal style, combining rich colours and a fluid technique.

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