Abbey Altson

Abbey Abraham Altson
Born21 August 1866
Middlesbrough, England
Died7 November 1948 (1948-11-08) (aged 82)
New York, USA
NationalityBritish
EducationNational Gallery of Victoria Art School 1886-1890,
Known forRomanticism female portraits, Genre paintings
Notable workFlood Sufferings, Meditation, The Golden Age, Inspiration, Idyll of the Sea, Portrait of Frederika Meyer (all held in National Gallery of Victoria)
AwardsWinner of 1890 National Gallery of Victoria Travelling Scholarship

Abbey Altson (1866–1948), also Abby, Aby or Abe Altson, who may have been born Abraham Altson,[1] was a British artist known for his Romanticism female portraits & Genre paintings.

  1. ^ Alan McCulloch (1984). Encyclopedia of Australian Art. Hutchinson. ISBN 009148300X.