John Atkinson Grimshaw - Blackman Street, London

John Atkinson Grimshaw - Park Row, Leeds

John Atkinson Grimshaw

A glass of wine with Caesar Borgia (1893) by John Collier

John Collier - The Garden of Armida

The Quartet, 1869

oil on canvas
61 x 89 cm.
private collection

Albert Moore was profoundly influenced by the Elgin Marbles and often used the ancient world as the setting for his pictures. He shared this interest with other Classical Revival artists, such as Lord Leighton and Lawrence Alma-Tadema.

But Moore was not interested in trying to recreate the classical world, or use it as the setting for a story. He intended his pictures to have no function other than as beautiful objects, a celebration of ‘art for art’s sake’. Languidly posed models, flowing Grecian robes, vases, fabrics and architectural details are all used to create a beautiful decorative scheme.

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Moonrise and Memories

oil on canvas
137 x 91.5 cm. (4' 5.94" x 3')
private collection

Frederick Appleyard was actually a landscape artist, but he made some other nice works as well. He had 41 works exhibited during his lifetime by the Royal Academy and painted the mural 'Spring driving out Winter' in the Academy Restaurant.

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A Stolen Kiss

A Stolen Interview, 1888