Madge Oliver

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.

Madge Oliver
Born18 September 1875
Knaresborough, Yorkshire
Died11 September 1924(1924-09-11) (aged 48)
Corsica
NationalityBritish
EducationSlade School of Art
Known forPainting

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