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| "Sunday Morning" Sir Lawrence Alma-Tameda, 1870 Watercolor Sudley House, Liverpool |
Dutch-born painter Sir Lawrence Alma-Tameda was known for his richly colored canvases showing scenes of the decadence of the Roman Empire. Upon moving to England as a young man, his work was broadly appreciated, but especially within the upper classes who adored his scenes of languorous females against bright blue Mediterranean skies.
Though Alma-Tameda excelled at exotic compositions in marbled interiors, he also executed several very-English domestic scenes such as this one entitled “Sunday Morning.” Here, we can see that Alma-Talmeda enjoyed painting interiors of many styles and spent as much time on his backgrounds as he did the figures he was painting. “Sunday Morning” is part of the permanent collection at Liverpool’s magnificent Sudley House.
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