94 in the Shade

Lawrence Alma-Tadema

Published by Arts Council of Great Britain

About this Item

Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836 ? 1912) Exhibition poster '94 in the Shade' 1876. (48cm. x 77cm.) Lawrence was a Dutch painter who later settled in the United Kingdom, becoming the last officially recognised denizen in 1873. Born in Dronryp, the Netherlands, and trained at the Royal Academy of Antwerp, Belgium, he settled in London, England in 1870 and spent the rest of his life there. A painter of mostly classical subjects, he became famous for his depictions of the luxury and decadence of the Roman Empire, with languorous figures set in fabulous marbled interiors or against a backdrop of dazzling blue Mediterranean sea and sky. One of the most popular Victorian painters, Alma-Tadema was admired during his lifetime for his draftsmanship and accurate depictions of Classical antiquity, but his work fell out of fashion after his death, and only since the 1960s has it been appreciated for its importance within Victorian painting. Scarce and attractive bucolic landscape exhibition poster by Alma-Tadema. Seller Inventory # 003870

Bibliographic Details

Title: 94 in the Shade

Publisher: Arts Council of Great Britain

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Fine