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Apples

Name Class Date

Albert Joseph Moore, Apples. Public domain.

The facts

Artist
Albert Joseph Moore artsdot.com/en/artists/albert-joseph-moore/
Artist’s dates
1841 – 1893
Movement
Academicism Highly polished, carefully finished realism taught by the official art schools of the 1800s.

In context

Apples — Albert Joseph Moore

When might this have been painted?

  1. 1840
  2. 1850
  3. 1860
  4. 1870
  5. 1880
  6. 1890

Shaded: the lifetime of Albert Joseph Moore (1841–1893)

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Colours

Measured from the image

    Main colour

    Putty #ddceca

    Catalogued palette

    • #DDCECA
    • #55473F
    • #917364
    • #AFA49B
    Palette
    Neutrals The dominant colour family in the image.
    Main colour name
    Putty
    Intensity
    Balanced How saturated and varied the colours are, from a single toned-down hue to many bright ones.
    Contrast
    Bold How much the colours differ in lightness and saturation across the picture.
    Harmony
    Balanced Harmony How well the colours work together, from clashing to fully unified.
    Brightness
    Brilliant How light or dark the picture reads overall, from deep shadow to bright highlight.
    Saturation
    Muted How pure and strong the colours are, from near-grey to fully vivid.

    Artist and museum

    Artist

    Albert Joseph Moore

    Born in York, United Kingdom

    early life and education

    albert joseph moore, a renowned english painter, was born on september 4, 1841, in york, united kingdom. he was the thirteenth son and fourteenth child of well-known portrait-painter william moore and his second wife, sarah collingham. several of his numerous brothers were educated as artists, including henry moore, r.a., a notable sea painter. albert moore received education at archbishop holgate's school and st. peter's school in york, where he also received instruction in drawing and painting from his father.

    artistic career

    moore's early works show the influence of ruskin, and by 1857, he had already exhibited at the royal academy, showcasing a goldfinch and a woodcock. his artistic style evolved over time, with a marked neo-classical character emerging in the 1860s. this period saw moore designing tiles, wallpaper, and stained glass for morris, marshall, faulkner and co., as well as working as an ecclesiastic and domestic mural painter.

    notable works and style

    moore's paintings typically feature single female figures with formalized proportions, neo-classical drapery, and floral accessories, establishing a major strand of the aesthetic movement. some of his notable works include:

    the marble seat (1865), a long series of purely decorative pictures

    elijah's sacrifice (1863), showcasing the influence of ford madox brown and edward armitage

    the loves of the seasons and the winds, one of his most elaborate and painstaking works, painted for mr. mcculloch

    museums and collections

    moore's work can be found in various museums, including:

    york museums trust (york, united kingdom), featuring paintings such as kingcups

    the royal academy (london, united kingdom), where moore frequently exhibited

    legacy and later life

    moore relied solely on his own judgment in matters both social and artistic, which sometimes proved a bar to his admission into the ranks of the royal academy. despite suffering from a painful and incurable illness, moore continued working until his death on september 25, 1893.

    view more works by albert joseph moore at https://AllPaintingsStore.com/@/albertjosephmoore

    explore the york museums trust collection at https://AllPaintingsStore.com/@@/as844t-albert-joseph-moore-kingcups

    discover more about the aesthetic movement and its notable artists at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/aesthetic_movement

    recommended reading: * albert joseph moore's biography on wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/albert_joseph_moore * explore the york museums trust collection at https://AllPaintingsStore.com/@@/as844t-albert-joseph-moore-kingcups

    Where to read more

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    Cite this artwork

    MLA
    Moore, Albert Joseph. Apples. n.d., https://artsdot.com/en/art/albert-joseph-moore-apples-8DNURT-en/
    APA
    Moore, Albert Joseph (n.d.). Apples [Painting]. https://artsdot.com/en/art/albert-joseph-moore-apples-8DNURT-en/
    Chicago
    Albert Joseph Moore. Apples. n.d. https://artsdot.com/en/art/albert-joseph-moore-apples-8DNURT-en/
    Harvard
    Moore, Albert Joseph (n.d.) Apples. Available at: https://artsdot.com/en/art/albert-joseph-moore-apples-8DNURT-en/

    Look closely

    Apples — Albert Joseph Moore

    Look closely

    Answer in your own words. There are no wrong answers here — only answers you can explain.

    1. What catches your eye first, and why?
    2. Which colours or shapes create the mood — and what is that mood?
    3. Our catalogue files this work under: women, fruits. Do you agree? What would you add, or take away?
    4. Look back at Idyll (1893), earlier in this guide. Name two things it shares with this work, and one that is different.
    5. Academicism: Highly polished, carefully finished realism taught by the official art schools of the 1800s. Where can you see that in this work?

    Your response

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