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Madge Oliver

Madge Oliver

English painter

Madge Oliver (18 September 1875 – 11 September 1924) was a British artist who painted interiors and landscapes and lived and worked in France for many years.

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Biography

Oliver was born in Knaresborough in Yorkshire and studied at the Slade School of Art in London from 1894 to 1897.[1][2] Oliver won a Slade scholarship in 1896 with the other winner that year being Augustus John.[3] Oliver moved to France in 1910 and settled in Cassis near Marseilles.[4] She was decorated for her service during World War One.[5]

Oliver mainly painted interiors but also figures and landscapes, mainly of France.[5] She had a solo exhibition in Paris at the Druet Gallery in 1924.[4] Oliver died on Corsica and a memorial exhibition, with a catalogue introduction written by Ethel Walker, for her was held at the Leger Galleries in London during June and July 1935.[4][5][3] The Tate acquired two paintings by Oliver, both showing views from her studio in Cassis, from the 1935 exhibition.[6][7]

References

  1. [1]
    Grant M. Waters (1975). Dictionary of British Artists Working 1900-1950. Eastbourne Fine Art.
  2. [2]
    Christopher Wood (1978). The Dictionary of Victorian Painters. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN 0-902028-72-3.
  3. [3]
    Alicia Foster (2004). Tate Women Artists. Tate Publishing. ISBN 1-85437-311-0.
  4. [4]
    Frances Spalding (1990). 20th Century Painters and Sculptors. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN 1-85149-106-6.
  5. [5]
    Benezit Dictionary of Artists Volume 10 Muller-Pinchetii. Editions Grund, Paris. 2006. ISBN 2-7000-3070-2.
  6. [6]
    "Catalogue entry: Le Coin De L'Atelier, c.1920-4". Tate. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  7. [7]
    "Catalogue entry: Interior, Pierrefroide, c.1920-4". Tate. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
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