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Albert H.Collings RBA Oil Portrait of WWI Officer

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We are offering this wonderful portrait oil on canvas by the celebrated portraitist Albert Henry Collings, who has signed the painting in the lower left hand corner. The painting depicts a young WWI Officer in the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, judging by his cap badge. This soldier was named as Edgar Vivian Edwards by the vendor, but we have been unable to substantiate this.

Albert Henry Collings RBA RI 1868-1947 was a celebrated portraitist, who was born, trained and lived in London. He worked in oils, watercolours and pastels, specialising in figure subjects and portraits.

He was the son of painter and calligrapher John Richard Collings and Eliza nee Clark, who was the daughter of the animal painter James Clark. His brother Ernest Collings was a heraldic artist and he shared a home with him in 1891. By 1911, he was living with his sister Emily at 42 Chepstow Villas, Notting Hill. He later moved to 1 Woodchurch Road, West Hampstead. He died at St. John's Nursing Home in Buxton, Derbyshire on 6th May, 1947, leaving £10,858 in his will.

He exhibited from 1896-1938 at the Royal Academy, a total of 19 works and at the RBA 98 works. He was elected a Member of the RBA in 1897 and of the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour in 1913. He exhibited at the Paris Salon from 1893 and was awarded a gold medal for a portrait in 1907 and a bronze medal at the Salon des Artistes Francais in 1917.

His biography in Who's Who in Art in 1934 listed his interests as music and golf. Biographical information for this artist may be found on Wikipedia, in The Dictionary of Victoria Painters by Christopher Wood, The Dictionary of British Artists (Collectors' Club) and the Dictionary of British Artists by Grant M. Waters.

There are 9 of his paintings in the National Collection which can be viewed at BBC - Your Paintings. They are situated at the Towner Gallery, the National Trust at Tyntesfield (3 paintings), the Herbert Art Gallery and Museum Coventry (2 works), Ramsgate Library, Astley Hall Museum & Art Gallery and the Scout Association.

The painting is newly framed in a 4 3/8" gilt frame and slip and will be supplied wired and ready to hang.

Image size 28 1/2" x 23 1/2" - 72.4cm x 59.7cm

Frame size 37 1/4" x 32 1/4" - 94.6cm x 81.9cm

Medium Oils on canvas

Condition Very good condition. There are no repairs to the canvas, no paint loss, craquelure or stretcher marks. The frame is new.
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Category Antique Pictures / Engravings / Art > Antique Oil Paintings Period 1910s Antiques Material Oil Painting on Canvas Origin English Item code as237a878 Status Sold

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