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Study of Roses
Alexander Fisher, born 1864 - died 1936 - Enlarge image
Study of Roses
- Object:
Oil painting
- Place of origin:
London, England (painted)
- Date:
1884 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Alexander Fisher, born 1864 - died 1936 (painter (artist))
- Materials and Techniques:
oil on canvas
- Museum number:
S.EX.25-1884
- Gallery location:
British Galleries, room 125c, case WS
Object Type
Traditionally, competent painters were expected to be capable of providing designs as well, and before the 20th century apprentice designers were obliged to learn to draw and paint accurately. Alexander Fisher exhibited a painting of roses probably like this one at the Royal Academy before he began to show his highly decorative enamels there.
People
Alexander Fisher was born in Stoke-on-Trent, the son of a potter. He studied at the South Kensington Schools from 1881 to 1884, when he was sent to Rome to assist W.M. Palin in copying tapestries for the South Kensington Museum. He became interested in metalwork as a result of lecture given to the students by M. Dalpayrat, a French enameller. Fisher went to Paris to study enamelling techniques and on his return to London set up a workshop. He became head of the enamelling section at the LCC Central School of Arts and Crafts in 1896, and set up his own school in Kensington in 1904. His work was widely exhibited in Britain and on the Continent. Fisher wrote extensively on metalwork for The Studio and the Art Journal and designed embroideries for the Royal School of Needlework.
