Albert Moore

Albert Moore moved in artistic circles from childhood. His father and several of his brothers were well-known landscape and portrait painters, and his mother’s family — she herself drew excellently — also included many artists. Moore moved to London in 1855 and, after later leaving the narrow-minded painting school of the Royal Academy, threw himself into the bustling life of the bohemian art world. These high-spirited artists, led by Whistler, helped revive his creativity and offered a refuge from his own introverted, perfectionist nature. Open and straightforward, Moore lacked the social skills needed for advancement — or simply did not care about them — but he enjoyed wide popularity because of his original way of thinking, firm convictions and enormous talent.

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