Parliament Square, Coronation

Location

Country: UK
City: London
Place: Government Art Collection

Fred Uhlman was born in Germany, where he became a doctor of law. He practised there as a barrister before leaving for Paris in 1933 where he began to teach himself to paint. He moved to London in 1934 where his paintings were enthusiastically received and he began to show work regularly in galleries in Paris and London. He also drew on his experience of spending his summers in Wales. A retrospective of Uhlman’s work was held at Leighton House, London in 1968.

Places

England, London, Westminster Abbey, Palace of Westminster, Parliament Square, Westminster

Subjects

horseback, Gold State Coach, topography, townscape/cityscape, horse, crowd, celebration, military uniform, flag, banner (as Subject), parade, soldier, guardsman, coronation, street decorations, public square, stands, pavilion, government building, clock tower, tower

Materials & Techniques

board, oil, oil painting

Artist

Fred Uhlman (1901 - 1985)

Title

Parliament Square, Coronation

Date

1953

Medium

Oil on board

Dimensions

height: 26.50 cm, width: 38.50 cm

Acquisition

Purchased from the artist, July 1953

Inscription

none

GAC number

2500