Solomon Joseph Solomon

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Solomon Joseph Solomon (born September 16, 1860 in London , † July 27, 1927 in Birchington-on-Sea , Kent ) was an English painter.

Ajax and Kassandra by Solomon J. Solomon.
Portrait of the opera singer Blanche Marchesi by Solomon Joseph Solomon

Life

Solomon came from a long-established family. His sister Lilly was also known as a painter; the writer Moss Hart was his nephew.

Solomon studied at several schools and academies: Heatherley School of Fine Art , Royal Academy of Arts , Munich Art Academy and the École des Beaux-Arts . Through his teachers at the École des Beaux-Arts, first and foremost Alexandre Cabanel - from the spring of 1881 he was regularly invited to the major exhibitions of the Salon de Paris .

In 1896 the Royal Academy of Arts took him on as an "associate" and ten years later they offered him membership, which he also accepted. In 1886 Solomon was instrumental in founding the New English Art Club . In 1919 he was appointed President of the Royal Society of British Artists , and Solomon held this office for several years.

reception

Solomon is one of the Pre-Raphaelites . According to his own admission, he was influenced by Alexandre Cabanel, Frederick Leighton and Lawrence Alma-Tadema .

At the beginning of his artistic career the subjects were historically inspired , but in 1894 at the latest he had made a name for himself as a portraitist with the portrait of the actress Mrs. Patrick Campbell .

Works (selection)

Fonts

  • The practice of oil painting and of drawing as associated with it . 1911. New edition Seeley Press, London 1924.

literature

  • Steven Bach : Dazzler. The life and times of Moss Hart . Knopf, New York 2001, ISBN 0-375-41150-X .
  • Helen Valentine: Art in the age of Queen Victoria. Treasures from the Royal Academy of Arts . University Press, New Haven, NJ 1999, ISBN 0-300-07997-4 .

Web links

Commons : Solomon Joseph Solomon  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ as Paula Tanqueray from the play The second Mrs. Tanqueray by Arthur Wing Pinero .
personal data
SURNAME Solomon, Solomon Joseph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English painter
DATE OF BIRTH September 16, 1860
PLACE OF BIRTH London
DATE OF DEATH July 27, 1927
Place of death Birchington-on-Sea , Kent