Alfred Aaron Wolmark - Artist Info

About Alfred Aaron Wolmark

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    Alfred Aaron Wolmark was born in Warsaw, Poland. He later moved to London in 1883 with his family, settling in the East End. He studied at the Royal Academy Schools from 1894, where he won an award in drawing in 1897.

    His early works depicted life in the Jewish communities of the East End along with portraits, some of which were featured in his first one man exhibition at the Bruton Gallery in 1905. From 1910 his work moved away from these themes, taking influence from Post-Impressionism and using strong color and bold paint applications. His use of bold color can be seen in his paintings of Breton, where he spent his honeymoon in 1911, which were shown in his exhibition at the Grafton Gallery that year. ...

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