Works for Sale
The Moonlit Bower
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| Artist: | ALFRED JOSEPH WOOLMER RBA (1805-1892) |
| gbp 13000.00 (Pound Sterling) | |
| 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) | |
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96.50cm framed width 117.00cm framed height (37.99 inches framed width 46.06 inches framed height) |
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| Exhibited BI 1862 No.556 | |
| Description: | 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. |
| Literature: | Bibl: Dictionnaire des peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs by E. Benezit
Bibl: Dictionary Victorian Artists by Christopher Wood |
