Albert Henry Collings

Albert Henry Collings R.B.A, (1868-1947) was an English artist most notable for his portraiture. [Dolman, B. "Who's Who in Art: Third Edition" (Art Trade Press, 1934)]

Life and work

Collings was born, trained, and lived all his life in London. Working in oils, water-colour, and pastel, he specialised in figure subjects and portraits, for which he received a number of official commissions. He exhibited for many years at the Royal Society of British Artists, showing a total of 98 works and being elected a member in 1897. He also supported the Royal Academy (29 works, 1896-1938) and the Royal Institute of Painters in Water-colours, and showed at the Paris Salon, where he was awarded a gold medal for a portrait in 1907. Examples of his portraiture are at Harrow and in the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, and Portsmouth Town Hall; but for such a fluent and relatively prolific artist, his work is now rare.

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