Student Artwork Guide
Copyright This work is in the public domain. Albert Joseph Moore died in 1893; copyright lasts 70 years after the artist’s death, so it ended in 1963.
In context
A Flower Walk — Albert Joseph Moore
Row above: the years. Row below: how old the artist was at the start and at the end of each span — 0 at birth, 52 at death.
Painted when the artist was 34. The artist lived to 52. 7 of the 30 dated works by this artist in our catalogue came earlier.
Shaded: the lifetime of Albert Joseph Moore (1841–1893) ▲ this work, 1875 every dated painting, decade by decade
First works: up to 1875 Main working years: 1875–1885 Late works: from 1885
Those three bands split the works this catalogue has a date for into a first quarter, a middle half and a last quarter. They are not the artist’s complete output: a thin stretch may be a gap in the record rather than a quiet spell. The same years with the artist’s life laid along them
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Measured from the image
Main colour
Espresso #3d2f2b
Catalogued palette
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The ten leading countries
Find the three darkest countries on the map. Is the museum that keeps this painting in any of them? Write down one reason people far away might look at it.
Together these works take 88.0% of all the attention this artist's paintings received over the last twelve months. The catalogue holds 107 works by this artist, of which 22 were looked at at least once. This painting has not been looked at yet in that time — it closes the list without a rank. The same counts, month by month
Bars measure attention, not quality. Pick the work at the top and this one: name one thing that might make a painting famous beyond how well it is painted.
Artist and museum
Born in York, United Kingdom
albert joseph moore, a renowned english painter, was born on september 4, 1841, in york, united kingdom. he was the thirteenth son and fourteenth child of well-known portrait-painter william moore and his second wife, sarah collingham. several of his numerous brothers were educated as artists, including henry moore, r.a., a notable sea painter. albert moore received education at archbishop holgate's school and st. peter's school in york, where he also received instruction in drawing and painting from his father.
moore's early works show the influence of ruskin, and by 1857, he had already exhibited at the royal academy, showcasing a goldfinch and a woodcock. his artistic style evolved over time, with a marked neo-classical character emerging in the 1860s. this period saw moore designing tiles, wallpaper, and stained glass for morris, marshall, faulkner and co., as well as working as an ecclesiastic and domestic mural painter.
moore's paintings typically feature single female figures with formalized proportions, neo-classical drapery, and floral accessories, establishing a major strand of the aesthetic movement. some of his notable works include:
the marble seat (1865), a long series of purely decorative pictures
elijah's sacrifice (1863), showcasing the influence of ford madox brown and edward armitage
the loves of the seasons and the winds, one of his most elaborate and painstaking works, painted for mr. mcculloch
moore's work can be found in various museums, including:
york museums trust (york, united kingdom), featuring paintings such as kingcups
the royal academy (london, united kingdom), where moore frequently exhibited
moore relied solely on his own judgment in matters both social and artistic, which sometimes proved a bar to his admission into the ranks of the royal academy. despite suffering from a painful and incurable illness, moore continued working until his death on september 25, 1893.
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discover more about the aesthetic movement and its notable artists at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/aesthetic_movement
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Look closely
A Flower Walk — Albert Joseph Moore
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In "A Flower Walk", a bold contrast is paired with a strong color unity harmony.
"A Flower Walk" by Albert Joseph Moore is recorded with a subtle color saturation.
"A Flower Walk" is available as a hand-painted oil reproduction on linen canvas. The order can be placed on its Hand-Painted Reproduction page, with a choice of sizes.