Alex Koolman Explained

Alex Koolman
Birth Name:	Alexander C. Koolman

Alexander C. Koolman (1907–1998) was an English portrait and figure painter who worked predominantly in oil and pastels.^[1]

Member of the Society of Industrial Artists.^[2]

Elected to the Royal Society of British Artists in 1948 and to the Royal Society of Portrait Painters in 1970.^[3]

Selected exhibitions

Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy of Arts, London^[4]

Annual Exhibition, Royal Society of British Artists, London^[5]

Annual Exhibition, Royal Society of Portrait Painters, London

Collections

• Kirklees Museums and Galleries, Kirklees, West Yorkshire^[6]
  • Lydia No. 2, oil on board.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Koolman, Alexander, 1907–1998 Art UK . https://web.archive.org/web/20240514105019/https://artuk.org/discover/artists/koolman-alexander-19071998 . 14 May 2024 . 14 May 2024 . Art UK.
2. News: 3 January 1951 . ALEXANDER KOOLMAN, R.B.A., M.S.I.A., FOR THE DUNLOP RUBBER CO. LTD. . . 47 . Advertisement Illustration.
3. Web site: ARCHIVE - The Royal Society of Portrait Painters . https://web.archive.org/web/20240514111637/https://therp.co.uk/portrait-archive/ . 14 May 2024 . 14 May 2024 . Royal Society of Portrait Painters.
4. Book: Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition (The 199th) . . 1967 . London . 112 . 14 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240514113914/https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/art-artists/exhibition-catalogue/ra-sec-vol199-1967 . 14 May 2024.
5. Book: Catalogue: The 237th Exhibition of the Royal Society of British Artists . . 1962 . London . en . 14 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240514113209/https://royalsocietyofbritishartists.org.uk/upload/archive-pdfs/237th-exhibition-1962.pdf . 14 May 2024.
6. Web site: Lydia No. 2 Art UK . https://web.archive.org/web/20240514105821/https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/lydia-no-2-22191 . 14 May 2024 . 14 May 2024 . Art UK.