Gustav Pope
The Judgement of Paris, painting by Gustav Pope
Born1831
Died1910
NationalityBritish-Austrian
Known forPainter
MovementOrientalist
The Three Daughters of King Lear (1875–6) by Gustav Pope in the Museo de Arte de Ponce, Puerto Rico

Gustav Pope (1831–1910) was a British Victorian painter of Austrian origin. He used several styles on his work, but in his mature style he showed influences of the second wave of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.[1]

His work shows the influence of Thomas Seddon, Dante Gabriel Rossetti and Frederic, Lord Leighton. English literary sources, classical mythology, portraiture and idealized images of young women are the most typical subjects in his paintings.[2]

Life and career

Little is known about Pope's training as a painter, but he is listed as a regular exhibitor in London from 1852 to 1895, at the British Institution, the Royal Society of British Artists and the Royal Academy.[3]

Some sources shows Gustav Pope as deceased by 1895, based on the last year he was exhibiting at the Royal Academy. Nevertheless, a Cemetery register shows 1910 as the year of his death. In 1910, the painting A Rainy Day was presented to the Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery. He was a resident of Chelsea, according to the 1901 London Census.[4]

Selected works

Gustav Pope - Dante's Inspiration

References

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  1. ^ Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in the Ponce Museum Of Art, Cheryl Hartup, February 2012
  2. ^ Sleeping Beauty: Masterpieces of Victorian Painting from Museo de Arte de Ponce, Agnes Husslein-Arco, Alfred Weidinger, Vienna Belvedere, 2010.
  3. ^ The Royal Academy of Arts: A complete Dictionary of Contributors Volume 6. Algernon Graves, 1906
  4. ^ Museo de Arte de Ponce collection catalogue. Volume 1, The British collection, Heather Birchall, Cheryl Hartup, Sally-Anne Huxtable, Allison Smith, Ponce Art Museum, 2012
  5. ^ Christie's Victorian and Traditionalist Pictures. Catalogue, 8 June 2006. London King Street
  6. ^ Christie's Victorian and British Impressionist Art. Catalogue, 14 November 2013. London South Kensington
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