My Father (1868)

George Adolphus Storey

oil on canvas

Tate, London, Liverpool and St Ives

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Classification:

Painting

Materials:

Canvas, Oil

Dimensions:

58.4 x 49.5 cm

Accession Number:

N02993

Credit:

Presented by the Contemporary Art Society, 1924

Scheme:

Historic Purchase by Committee

Ownership history:

Purchased by the Contemporary Art Society, before 1914; presented to the Tate Gallery, 1924

Relationship:

Tate, London, Liverpool and St Ives

This Victorian portrait is one of the oldest pictures to be acquired by the then recently-formed Contemporary Art Society. It was purchased from a living artist, 5 years before his death, even though he had painted it 50 years previously. It was therefore an unusual acquisition for the new organisation that was to champion young artists.

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