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This painting is a copy of Blossoms (1881), which is owned by the Tate Gallery, and was commissioned by Merton so it could be hung in East Cliff Hall.

Albert Moore, was a leading figure of the aesthetic movement and a great favourite of Sir Merton and Lady Annie Russell Cotes. The Russell-Cotes owned several works by the artist, although the only original oil in the collection is Midsummer (1887) found in Gallery I.

“My profound admiration for my late dear friend’s pictures” Merton Russell-Cotes wrote, “was only exceeded by that for himself.” Indeed, he devotes twelve pages of his autobiography to him and recalls Moore, as he was apt to do with artists and people of distinction, “a great fri...

1881
Oil on Canvas
145.7 x 45.2cm
BORGM 00034
Image and text © Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Museum, 2021

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