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John Absolon, View in the East Nave; The Greek Slave, by Power [sic], from "Recollections of the Great Exhibition, 1851"

John Absolon

British · 1815–1895 · Painter, Printmaker

John Absolon was a British watercolourist, specialising in figure painting. He studied in London and then Paris. (Wikipedia)

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  1. John Absolon, An excursion to Isola dei Pescatore, Lago Maggiore, watercolour and bodycolourAn excursion to Isola dei Pescatore, Lago MaggioreBonhams · £938≈ $1,152≈ €1,049Sign up to see
  2. John Absolon, Untitled, watercolour 36 x 50cm Provenance: The Estate of Robin and Patricia Pickard.UntitledSworders · £350≈ $445≈ €381Sign up to see
  3. John Absolon, RED COSTUMED MALE FIGURE, pencil and watercolour with scratching outRED COSTUMED MALE FIGURELyon & Turnbull · £250≈ $334≈ €294Sign up to see

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John Absolon was a British watercolourist, specialising in figure painting. He studied in London and then Paris.

Excerpt from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born 1815, LondonDied 1895, LondonOccupation Painter, Printmaker, IllustratorWikidata Q5541701 ↗ULAN 500027191 ↗Museum works 6

Works in museum collections

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John Absolon, View in the East Nave; The Greek Slave, by Power [sic], from "Recollections of the Great Exhibition, 1851"
View in the East Nave; The Greek Slave, by Power [sic], from "Recollections of the Great Exhibition, 1851"1851 · Hand-colored lithograph with gum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Anne Stern Gift, 1976 — Open Access…
John Absolon, General View of the Interior, from "Recollections of the Great Exhibition, 1851"
General View of the Interior, from "Recollections of the Great Exhibition, 1851"September 1, 1851 · Hand-colored lithograph
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Anne Stern Gift, 1976 — Open Access…
John Absolon, Family Group
Family Group
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · John Absolon, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art
John Absolon, Group of Peasants with Musical Instruments
Group of Peasants with Musical Instruments
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · John Absolon, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art
John Absolon, Peasant Girls
Peasant Girls
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · John Absolon, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art
John Absolon, Trees by a Pool
Trees by a Pool
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · John Absolon, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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