Alexander_Fisher_(painter)

Alexander Fisher (painter)

Alexander Fisher (painter)

English painter


Alexander Fisher (1864 1936), was an English silversmith and painter active in the Arts and Crafts movement in London. He was a teacher at the Slade School of Art and wrote a book about enameling and the article on "Enamel" for the Encyclopædia Britannica. His book, The art of enamelling upon metal: with a short appendix concerning miniature painting on enamel was published in 1909.[1]

Enamel portrait of John Noble's daughter Rosemary

Biography

He was an enamelist reviving the methods of the Limoges school of enameling. He started as a painter and silversmith, but travelled to Limoges to learn enameling techniques. On his return, he set up a studio in London and took on pupils. Nelson Dawson and Ernestine Mills were among his pupils.[2][3]

The Albert & Victoria Museum in London contains decorated objects and paintings by Fisher in its collection.[4]

Bibliography

  • (1906). The art of enamelling upon metal: with a short appendix concerning miniature painting on enamel. The Studio.

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