Alfred Benjamin Coleman b. 1885

  • Artist
Alfred Benjamin Coleman(1885-1948)was a Victorian painter of landscapes and seascapes, active also in local art societies. He began his working life in the family furniture business, but pursued his painting career from the early 1930s up until his death, producing appealing depictions of the local landscape,albeit in a conservative style deriving from the example of artists like Streeton and Roberts.
Tags: furniture designer, furniture maker
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Name
Alfred Benjamin Coleman
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist
Tags:
furniture designer
furniture maker
Birth date
1885
Birth place
Collingwood, Victoria
Death date
3 December 1948
Death place
Melbourne, Victoria
Burial place
Boroondarra Cemetery, Kew, Vic.
Active Period
  • c.1930 - 1948
Residence
  • c.1920 - 1948 "The Wattles", 259 Como Parade,Mordialloc,Victoria, Australia
Languages
  • English

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Related events
  • Victorian Artists' Society Autumn Exhibition (exhibited at)