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Abbey Alston was a British classical painter....
Abbey Altson (–), also Abby, Aby or Abe Altson, who may have been born Abraham Altson, was a British artist known for his Romanticism female portraits.
Abbey Altson
British artist
Abbey Abraham Altson | |
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Born | 21 August 1866 Middlesbrough, England |
Died | 7 November 1948 (1948-11-08) (aged 82) New York, USA |
Nationality | British |
Education | National Gallery of Victoria Art School 1886-1890, |
Known for | Romanticism female portraits, Genre paintings |
Notable work | 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