The Lighthouse

Fred Uhlman (1901 - 1985)

Oil on canvas

1953

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  • About the work
    Location
    Country: Uzbekistan
    City: Tashkent
    Place: British Embassy
  • About the artist
    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.
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    Artist
    Fred Uhlman (1901 - 1985)
    Title
    The Lighthouse
    Date
    1953
    Medium
    Oil on canvas
    Dimensions
    height: 61.00 cm, width: 91.50 cm
    Acquisition
    Purchased from the artist, December 1953
    Inscription
    br: UHLMAN/53
    GAC number
    2400