“Despite being one of the most successful society portrait painters of his day, Ambrose McEvoy has until recently been overlooked. Born in 1877, McEvoy painted a plethora of important sitters throughout his career including Sir Winston Churchill and Lady Diana Cooper.
McEvoy demonstrated exceptional artistic abilities from a young age. Encouraged by his father, Captain Charles Ambrose McEvoy, and inspired by his father’s great friend, James Abbott McNeill Whistler, McEvoy enrolled at the Slade School of Fine Art at the age of sixteen.[1] He studied at the Slade between 1893 and 1898, and became friends with contemporary Augustus Edwin John (1878-1961).”
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So contemporary, right? I loved the videos and I definitely like this artist. I learned
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Yes! I absolutely love his distinctive style! Thanks for visiting, Olga. 🙂
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That is an excellent portrait painting of Lady Patricia Moore. ❤
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Thanks for visiting, Dracul. 🙂
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You’re expanding my horizons. This is another artist I’d not heard of: wonderful portraits.
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He is brand new to me, too, shoreacres. Thanks for visiting. 🙂
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WOWOW! He’s beyond amazing. Thank You!!! 💕
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My pleasure! Thanks for visiting, forresting. 🙂❤️
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My pleasure!!! 😊
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Fascinating! Love the delicacy of his portraits. So glad that his works are now available to art lovers.
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I’m glad, too! Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Rosaliene. 🙂
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Truly arresting portraits. Quite lovely.
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Thanks for visiting and sharing your thoughts, Vivienne. 🙂
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Thank you so much for bringing this extremely talented and beautiful artist to my attention. I sort of remember his name but your post really brings Ambrose’s work to life. I love his use of coloured electric light bulbs. Loved the video Divine People. So sad he only lived until he was 49 and at the peak of his career. Stunning artwork.
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My pleasure! I thought using those colored electric light bulbs was genius. I keep eyeing the book about McEvoy on the Philip Mould website – I would love to learn more about him. Thanks for sharing your thoughts, kiangablog. 🙂
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I emailed my Dad your blog post. He loves his art and has been painting for many years especially after retiring from his journalism career. I will probably end up with a load of art books at some stage!
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lol…can’t have too many books – especially art books! 😎
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As others have said here, I’d not heard of Ambrose McEvoy. How quickly most people fade from view.
In contrast, I have seen the presenter in the first video, Philip Mould, on the television series “Fake or Fortune.”
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I love that show! Thanks for visiting, Steve. 🙂
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