- Alfred Wolmark
Alfred Wolmark (1877,
Warsaw -6 January 1961 ,London ) was a painter and decorative artist. He was a pioneer of the New Movement in Art.Wolmark was born into a Jewish family in Warsaw. He emigrated to London and became a British citizen in 1894.
Education
He studied at the
Royal Academy Schools, 1895-8 (1st Silver Medallist for Drawing).Career
Returning briefly to Poland in 1903, he painted works based on Jewish historical subjects. In 1911, under the influence of modern French painting, he executed a series of studies of Breton fisherfolk and harbour life, 1911. He worked in the areas of
interior decoration , the theatre, andstained glass , 1911-15. He made a stained glass window for St. Mary's Church in Slough in 1915. He painted a series of cityscapes inNew York city , 1919-20. He held many exhibitions in London, New York, andParis , including portrait drawings at theLefèvre Galleries , 1928. A retrospective of his work was held atFerens Art Gallery ,Kingston upon Hull in 1975.His paintings are now in many galleries around the world, including the National Portrait Gallery,
London .He was one of the prime movers in setting up the Ben Uri Art Society, 1915.
References
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Dictionary of National Biography
* Who was Who
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