Albert Joseph Moore Posters Prints

Dreamers Art Print

Apples Art Print

Silver Art Print

Pomegranates Art Print

Motherhood Art Print

Apples, 1875 Giclee Print

An Embroidery Giclee

Golden Women IV

Golden Women II

Golden Women III

Ellen Terry as Portia in the Merchant of Venice

In 1859 Albert Moore traveled to France to study under architect William Eden and later visited Rome where he was influenced by classical sculpture, including the Elgin Marbles in the British Museum. One of his paintings based upon the Elgin Marbles was The Marble Seat which Moore submitted to the Royal Academy in 1865. The piece caught the attention of fellow artist James Mcneill Whistler, prompting Whistler to write a letter to French painter Henri Fantin-Latour suggesting Moore replace Alphonse Legros in their Société des Trios. Whistler would become a great admirer of Moore's work in the future and the two artist experimented with a new style of painting which combined classicism with Japonisme. Eventually Whistler became concerned with the similarities between the works of Moore and his own though by 1860 they were following different paths. In 1878 Moore testified in behalf of Whistler at the well publicized Whistler-Ruskin trial.

Though Albert Moore's early work consisted mainly of landscapes which reflects the Pre-Raphaelite style, by the mid 1860's he was the producing paintings for which he is known. The subjects consist of classically robed girls and full length single nudes, the first to be exhibited being A Wardrobe. His work has been labeled as Classicist but he was more concerned with the aesthetic qualities of color and space. In desire to paint accurate details he used many props, including having flowers shipped to his studio weekly. Several of his paintings feature floras, from azaleas of Azaleas to daises and the many varieties of wildflowers seen in his final painting, Loves of the Winds and the Seasons. He was a regular contributor to exhibits at the Dudley Gallery located opposite the Royal Academy in the Egyptian Hall and did not require membership as did the Academy. Moore was also one of the artists invited to submit three paintings to the elaborate affair opening the Grosvenor Gallery in 1877 along with other notable artists such as George Frederick Watts, Edward Burne Jones, James McNeill Whistler, James Tissot, John Roddam Spencer Stanhope and William Holman Hunt. This showing helped establish Moore as a leading figure in British aestheticism. In 1884 he became a member of the Royal Watercolor Society.

Albert Moore is considered to be a key figure in the classical revival and aesthetic movement and his paintings achieve a 2-D look with their delicate color and matte finish. He was also well respected by critics for his attention to color harmony. Though considered a recluse he had a following of loyal patrons during his lifetime and taught several students. Albert Moore died after a long illness in September, 1893

Museums: Albert Moore may be found at Dahesh Museum or the Delaware Art Museum.

A Decorator
A Garden 1869
A Musician 1865-66
A quartet; a painter's tribute to the art of Music, A.D. 1868 1868
A Reader 1877
A Revery 1892
A River Side 1888
A Study of a Draped Figure
A Summer Night 1890
A Venus 1869
A Workbasket 1879
An Embroidery 1881
Anemones
Apples 1875
Apricots 1866
Battledore 1868-70
Birds 1878
Blossoms 1881
Blossoms A Study in Yellow
Companions
Dancing Girl Resting 1863-64
Dreamers1879-82
Ellen Terry as Portia
Embroidery
End of the story
Follow-my-Leader 1873
Forget-me-nots
Garnets 1878
Idyll 1892-93
Jasmine
Lightning and Light 1892
Marigolds 1877
Midsummer 1887
Pansies 1875
Pomegranites 1865-66
Portrait of William Moore, Jr.1858
Reading Aloud 1884
Rose Leaves 1880
Sapphires 1877
Sea Gulls 1871
Sea Shells 1875
Shells 1874
Shuttlecock 1868-70
Silver 1886
Standing Female Figure Holding a Glass Pitcher c.1877
Standing Female Figure Holding a Vase
Stars
Still Life with Putti
Study of a Draped Figure
Study of Draperies and Flowers, for Reading Alound
Study of Two Female Figures 1867-68
The End of the Story 1877
The gilded fan 1878
The Loves of the Winds and the Seasons 1890-93
The Mother of Sisera Looked out a Window 1861
The Quartette 1869
Topaz 1879
Waiting to Cross
William Connal, Esq Jr of Solsgirth 1883
Yellow Marguerites 1881