Abbey Altson Explained

Abbey Abraham Altson
Birth Date:21 August 1866
Birth Place:Middlesbrough, England
Death Place:New York, USA
Nationality:British
Education:National Gallery of Victoria Art School 1886-1890,
Known For:Romanticism female portraits, Genre paintings
Notable Works:Flood Sufferings, Meditation, The Golden Age, Inspiration, Idyll of the Sea, Portrait of Frederika Meyer (all held in National Gallery of Victoria)
Awards:Winner of 1890 National Gallery of Victoria Travelling Scholarship

Abbey Altson (1866–1948), also Abby, Aby or Abe Altson, who may have been born Abraham Altson,[1] was a British artist known for his Romanticism female portraits & Genre paintings.

Biography

Altson was born in England, the only child of Ethel (née Hatrick) and David Alston[2] and travelled to Australia in the early 1880s. He joined the bohemian Buonarotti Club (1883-87) as one of its youngest members and received encouragement from senior artists.[3] He studied at the National Gallery School 1885-90 and in 1890 he was awarded its Travelling Scholarship.[4] Altson's winning painting was named Flood Sufferings and gained attention through its connection to the recent flood disaster of Bourke and other towns on the Darling River. He went to Paris the following year and spent the rest of his life overseas,[5] often traveling between England and Iindia, and migrating to the US in 1939.

Altson along with Rupert Bunny & Max Meldrum studied at the Académie Julian, Paris under Jean Paul Laurens who was highly respected teacher. He also exhibited at the Allied Artists Association in London in 1908. Australian exhibitors in 1908 exhibition included Altson, George Bell, Rupert Bunny & Thea Proctor.[6]

Career

Altson was a successful painter who after winning the 1890 National Gallery of Victoria Travelling Scholarship, moved to London. The winners of the scholarship were required to paint 2 copies of old masters and one original. Altson chose to copy 2 portraits, Van Dyck's Portrait of a Lady of Rank with her daughter from the Louvre,[7] [8] followed by Rembrandt's An Old Man from London's National Gallery. Altson exhibited in Société des Artistes Français in 1892, 1893 & 1896.[9]

Legacy

Alston's work featured in the National Gallery of Victoria traveling exhibition Golden Summers, 30 October 1985–27 January 1986.[10]

Works

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Encyclopedia of Australian Art . Alan McCulloch . Hutchinson . 1984 . 009148300X.
  2. New York City Department of Records & Information Services; New York City, New York; New York City Death Certificates
  3. Mead . Stephen F. . December 2011 . The Search for Artistic Professionalism in Melbourne: the activities of the Buonarotti Club, 1883 -1887 . The Latrobe Journal . 88.
  4. Book: McCulloch . Alan . The new McCulloch's encyclopedia of Australian art . McCulloch . Susan . McCulloch Childs . Emily . AUS Art Editions ; The Miegunyah Press . 2006 . 0-522-85317-X . 4th . Fitzroy . 208 . 80568976.
  5. Web site: Abbey Altson :: biography at :: at Design and Art Australia Online. 2021-04-24. www.daao.org.au.
  6. Book: Robertson, Kate. Identity, community and Australian artists, 1890-1914 : Paris, London and further afield. 2020. 978-1-5013-3284-5. New York, NY, USA. 1086343250.
  7. Web site: Works NGV View Work. 2021-04-24. www.ngv.vic.gov.au. en-AU.
  8. Web site: Portrait d'une dame de qualité et de sa fille. Pendant de l'INV. 1242. 2021-04-24. Musée du Louvre. en.
  9. Book: Thompson, Tom. Australasian artists at the French Salons. 2019. 978-1-925706-70-3. Royal Exchange, NSW. 1102652144.
  10. Book: Clark, Jane . Golden summers : Heidelberg and beyond . Whitelaw . Bridget . National Gallery of Victoria (Melbourne) . International Cultural Corporation of Australia . 1985 . 9780642097811 . The Rocks, Sydney . en . 731056695.
  11. Web site: Works NGV View Work. 2021-04-24. www.ngv.vic.gov.au. en-AU.
  12. Web site: Works NGV View Work. 2021-04-24. www.ngv.vic.gov.au. en-AU.
  13. Web site: Works NGV View Work. 2021-04-24. www.ngv.vic.gov.au. en-AU.
  14. Web site: Works NGV View Work. 2021-04-24. www.ngv.vic.gov.au. en-AU.
  15. Web site: Works NGV View Work. 2021-04-24. www.ngv.vic.gov.au. en-AU.
  16. https://www.bedfordfineartgallery.com/abbey_altson_forest.html Artwork by Abbey Altson

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