Albert Ludovici Jnr

[In the Rain] 1885

Watercolour over traces of pencil heightened with bodycolour and scratching out

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1852 - 1932.

Genre painter, son of Albert Ludovici (1820 - 1894). Exhibited at the RA and elsewhere. His pictures show the influence of Whistler, particularly his London scenes, which have an Impressionistic style. He lived, like his Father, mainly in Paris.

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Ludovici Jr wrote a book describing his love for coaching pictures and his painting of the Dickens coaching series.
His work was the basis of jigsaw puzzles and prints produced around 1910-11 by Raphael Tuck & Sons, Ltd., London, England , the puzzles listed as “Tuck’s Famous 16 Dickens Coaching ‘Zag-Zag’ Puzzles” after the originals by Albert Ludovici, Jr. and supplied in two sizes, 400 pieces (20″ x 12″) and 150 pieces (12″ x 7″).

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