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'''Herbert Arnould Olivier''' R.I. (9 September 1861 – 2 March 1952), was a British artist.

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'''Herbert Arnould Olivier''', R.I. (9 September 1861 – 2 March 1952), was a British artist, best known for his portrait and landscape paintings. He was an uncle of [[Laurence Olivier]].


==Life==
==Life==
Olivier was born in [[Battle, East Sussex]], England, where his father Henry Arnould Olivier was a clergyman. His brothers were Henry (1850–1935), who had a military career, ending as a [[colonel]];<ref name="Holden">{{cite book|author=Anthony Holden |publisher=Weidenfeld and Nicolson |year=1988|title=Olivier|ISBN=978-0-297-79089-1}}</ref> [[Sydney Olivier, 1st Baron Olivier|Sydney]] (the father of [[Noël Olivier|Noël]] and [[Daphne Olivier|Daphne]]), who became [[List of Governors of Jamaica|Governor of Jamaica]] and later [[Secretary of State for India]]; and Gerard (1869–1939), a clergyman (the father of [[Laurence Olivier]]).<ref name="Darlington">{{cite book|author=W.A. Darlington|authorlink=William Aubrey Darlington |publisher=Morgan Grampian|year=1968|title=Laurence Olivier|ISBN=978-0-249-43970-0}}</ref> He also had four sisters.<ref>[http://thepeerage.com/p18293.htm#i182930 "Reverend Henry Arnold Olivier"], ThePeerage.com, Retrieved 18 January 2015</ref>
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Born in [[Battle, East Sussex]], England, Olivier was educated between 1875 and 1877 at [[Sherborne School]], a [[Public school (UK)|public school]] in [[Dorset]] and in 1922 gave his painting 'Easter Morn' to the school. The painting was originally intended for a church in Italy but it was put in such a bad light that he refused to leave it there.<ref>Gourlay, A.B.''A History of Sherborne School''</ref> He was a London-based portrait and landscape painter who studied at the [[Royal Academy]] Schools beginning in 1881, where he won the [[Creswick Prize]] in 1882. He exhibited extensively, including the Royal Academy starting in 1883, the R. P., the R. I. and the [[Paris Salon]].


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Olivier was educated between 1875 and 1877 at [[Sherborne School]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-06-27|title=The Shirburnian War Artist & the Treaty of Versailles|url=https://oldshirburnian.org.uk/the-shirburnian-war-artist-the-treaty-of-versailles/|access-date=2020-10-10|website=The Old Shirburnian Society|language=en-GB}}</ref> a [[Public school (UK)|public school]] in [[Dorset]] and in 1922 gave his painting ''Easter Morn'' to the school. The painting was originally intended for a church in Italy but it was put in such a bad light that he refused to leave it there.<ref>Gourlay, A.B. ''A History of Sherborne School''</ref> He studied at the [[Royal Academy]] Schools beginning in 1881, where he won the [[Creswick Prize]] in 1882.<ref name="BritPort">{{cite book|author=Brian Stewart & Mervyn Cutten|publisher=Antique Collectors' Club|year=1997|title=The Dictionary of Portrait Painters in Britain up to 1920|ISBN=1 85149 173 2}}</ref>
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He taught at the [[Bombay School of Art]] in the 1880s. He went to [[Kashmir]] with the [[Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn|Duke]] and [[Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia|Duchess of Connaught]] in 1884. In 1885 he showed 66 of the paintings from his trip to Kashmir at the [[Fine Art Society]]. These works were considered "effective, though hard and coarse in colour" by critics. He had a one-man exhibition at the [[Grafton Galleries]] in 1908.


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Olivier exhibited extensively, including the Royal Academy starting in 1883, the R. P., the R. I. and the [[Paris Salon]]. He taught at the [[Bombay School of Art]] in the 1880s. He went to [[Kashmir]] with the [[Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn|Duke]] and [[Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia|Duchess of Connaught]] in 1884. In 1885 he showed 66 of the paintings from his trip to Kashmir at the [[Fine Art Society]]. These works were considered "effective, though hard and coarse in colour" by critics. He had a one-man exhibition at the [[Grafton Galleries]] in 1908.
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He was elected to the [[Royal Society of British Artists]] in 1887 and to the [[Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours]] in 1929 where a major retrospective exhibition of his work was held in 1935. In 1917, Olivier was appointed an Official War Artist and in 1924 he presented to the nation, for display in 'the new War Museum at South Kensington', a number of painting, including 'The Supreme War Council' (the original of which was given to the French Government and displayed in the [[Palace of Versailles]]), 'The Armistice Meeting', 'The Military Representatives in Conference', 'The Peace Signature Table', and various portraits. The paintings now form part of the collections of the [[Imperial War Museum]].


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In 1917, Olivier was appointed an official War Artist and in 1924 he presented to the nation, for display in 'the new War Museum at South Kensington', a number of paintings, including ''The Supreme War Council'' (the original of which was given to the French Government and displayed in the [[Palace of Versailles]]), ''The Armistice Meeting'', ''The Military Representatives in Conference'', ''The Peace Signature Table'', and various portraits. The paintings now form part of the collections of the [[Imperial War Museum]]. Also in the museum's collection is a doodle that British Prime Minister [[David Lloyd George]] made on a blotter at Versailles, which Olivier retrieved from the negotiating table.<ref>[https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/16884 "Doodle made at the meeting to discuss the terms of the Armistice, Versailles, November 1918"], Imperial War Museum, Retrieved 30 December 2019</ref>
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He is mentioned in Mallalieu's ''British Watercolor Artists'' and ''Davenport's Art Reference''. He may have been the H. A. Olivier whose work was reproduced in 20 colour plates for ''The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Historical and Descriptive'', Cassell & Co. Ltd, London, 1908. His work and biography are published in ''The Modern British Paintings, Drawings, and Sculpture'', Chamont, London 1964. In later life his work tended towards large ceremonial works using oils.


Olivier was elected to the [[Royal Society of British Artists]] in 1887 and to the [[Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours]] in 1929 where a major retrospective exhibition of his work was held in 1935.
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He died in [[Hayling Island]], [[Hampshire]], and was an uncle of the actor Sir [[Laurence Olivier]] <ref>Mallalieu, Huon ''British Watercolour Artists up to 1920: Volume II M-Z''</ref> and [[Noël Olivier]].

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He is mentioned in Mallalieu's ''British Watercolor Artists'' and ''Davenport's Art Reference''. He may have been the H. A. Olivier whose work was reproduced in 20 colour plates for ''The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Historical and Descriptive'', Cassell & Co. Ltd, London, 1908. His work and biography are published in ''The Modern British Paintings, Drawings, and Sculpture'', Chamont, London 1964. In later life his work tended towards large ceremonial works using oils. He gave his painting, ''Lord Selborne and Bishop Gore-Browne'' to the Athenaeum Club in 1937 where it remains prominently displayed in the Morning Room opposite ''Darwin.''

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He died in [[Hayling Island]], [[Hampshire]].<ref>Mallalieu, Huon ''British Watercolour Artists up to 1920: Volume II M-Z''</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Herbert Arnould Olivier - General Joffre.jpg|Portrait of Marshal Joffre, French commander-in-chief (1915)
File:Dame Freya Madeline Stark (1923).jpg|Dame Freya Madeline Stark (1923)
File:Sketch of the Table in the Hall of Mirrors, at which the Treaty of Versailles was Signed Art.IWMART4213.jpg|Sketch of the Table in the Hall of Mirrors, at which the Treaty of Versailles was Signed (1919)
</gallery>


==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/yourpaintings/artists/herbert-arnould-olivier/paintings/slideshow#/0 Herbert Arnould Olivier paintings] (slideshow from BBC Your Paintings)
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Latest revision as of 04:39, 14 November 2024

Herbert Arnould Olivier, R.I. (9 September 1861 – 2 March 1952), was a British artist, best known for his portrait and landscape paintings. He was an uncle of Laurence Olivier.

Life

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Olivier was born in Battle, East Sussex, England, where his father Henry Arnould Olivier was a clergyman. His brothers were Henry (1850–1935), who had a military career, ending as a colonel;[1] Sydney (the father of Noël and Daphne), who became Governor of Jamaica and later Secretary of State for India; and Gerard (1869–1939), a clergyman (the father of Laurence Olivier).[2] He also had four sisters.[3]

Olivier was educated between 1875 and 1877 at Sherborne School,[4] a public school in Dorset and in 1922 gave his painting Easter Morn to the school. The painting was originally intended for a church in Italy but it was put in such a bad light that he refused to leave it there.[5] He studied at the Royal Academy Schools beginning in 1881, where he won the Creswick Prize in 1882.[6]

Olivier exhibited extensively, including the Royal Academy starting in 1883, the R. P., the R. I. and the Paris Salon. He taught at the Bombay School of Art in the 1880s. He went to Kashmir with the Duke and Duchess of Connaught in 1884. In 1885 he showed 66 of the paintings from his trip to Kashmir at the Fine Art Society. These works were considered "effective, though hard and coarse in colour" by critics. He had a one-man exhibition at the Grafton Galleries in 1908.

In 1917, Olivier was appointed an official War Artist and in 1924 he presented to the nation, for display in 'the new War Museum at South Kensington', a number of paintings, including The Supreme War Council (the original of which was given to the French Government and displayed in the Palace of Versailles), The Armistice Meeting, The Military Representatives in Conference, The Peace Signature Table, and various portraits. The paintings now form part of the collections of the Imperial War Museum. Also in the museum's collection is a doodle that British Prime Minister David Lloyd George made on a blotter at Versailles, which Olivier retrieved from the negotiating table.[7]

Olivier was elected to the Royal Society of British Artists in 1887 and to the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours in 1929 where a major retrospective exhibition of his work was held in 1935.

He is mentioned in Mallalieu's British Watercolor Artists and Davenport's Art Reference. He may have been the H. A. Olivier whose work was reproduced in 20 colour plates for The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Historical and Descriptive, Cassell & Co. Ltd, London, 1908. His work and biography are published in The Modern British Paintings, Drawings, and Sculpture, Chamont, London 1964. In later life his work tended towards large ceremonial works using oils. He gave his painting, Lord Selborne and Bishop Gore-Browne to the Athenaeum Club in 1937 where it remains prominently displayed in the Morning Room opposite Darwin.

He died in Hayling Island, Hampshire.[8]

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  • Portrait of Marshal Joffre, French commander-in-chief (1915)
    Portrait of Marshal Joffre, French commander-in-chief (1915)
  • Dame Freya Madeline Stark (1923)
    Dame Freya Madeline Stark (1923)
  • Sketch of the Table in the Hall of Mirrors, at which the Treaty of Versailles was Signed (1919)
    Sketch of the Table in the Hall of Mirrors, at which the Treaty of Versailles was Signed (1919)

References

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  1. ^ Anthony Holden (1988). Olivier. Weidenfeld and Nicolson. ISBN 978-0-297-79089-1.
  2. ^ W.A. Darlington (1968). Laurence Olivier. Morgan Grampian. ISBN 978-0-249-43970-0.
  3. ^ "Reverend Henry Arnold Olivier", ThePeerage.com, Retrieved 18 January 2015
  4. ^ "The Shirburnian War Artist & the Treaty of Versailles". The Old Shirburnian Society. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  5. ^ Gourlay, A.B. A History of Sherborne School
  6. ^ Brian Stewart & Mervyn Cutten (1997). The Dictionary of Portrait Painters in Britain up to 1920. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN 1 85149 173 2.
  7. ^ "Doodle made at the meeting to discuss the terms of the Armistice, Versailles, November 1918", Imperial War Museum, Retrieved 30 December 2019
  8. ^ Mallalieu, Huon British Watercolour Artists up to 1920: Volume II M-Z
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