Alfred James Munnings  (1878 - 1959)

Nationality:

British

Approach:

English Impressionist

Sir Alfred Munnings attended evening classes at the Norwich School of Art between 1893 - 1898, while he was an apprentice lithographic artist at Page Brothers, Norwich,

'Our hours were from nine till one o'clock and from two till seven, when I walked
straight down to the School of Art, working there till nine.' (Sir Alfred Munnings. An Artist's Life vol.l [London Museum Press Ltd, 1950], p.31, in A Happy Eye: a School of Art 1845-1982[NSAD, Marjorie Allthorpe-Guyton and John Stevens, 1982], p.98)

In his autobiography Munnings wrote with warm affection about his time at the School:
'a pleasant, studious atmosphere which for some unexplained reason made me want to work. Beautiful, diffused top lighting by day and gaslight at night made work a joy. The faded grey colouring of the rooms was a perfect background to everything - students in blouses at easles large casts of Creek- and Roman fragments with slight dust settlement
on top surfaces aged castor-oil plants in green tubs.' (Ibid.pp.58,59.)

1914-18: Official War Artist to a Canadian Cavalry Brigade in France
1932-4: President, Norfolk and Norwich Art Circle.
1925: Elected member of RA

Education

1902: Studied at Lulian's Atelier

Awards

1944-49: President RA
1947: KCVO
1944: Knighted

Works by Alfred James Munnings 

Horses Head, East Pediment, Parthenon Alfred James Munnings 1895	Sculptural Boss and Entablature Alfred James Munnings 1895	Standing Male Nude: Reading Alfred James Munnings 1898	Standing Male Nude: Hand on Hip Alfred James Munnings 1898
Standing Male Nude: Weight on Right leg Alfred James Munnings 1898	Reclining Male Nude - classical scene in background Alfred James Munnings 1889	Horses and Cattle Alfred James Munnings	First Study in Oils from Life (at Julian's Atelier, 1902) Alfred James Munnings 1896
Interior, Norwich School of Art Alfred James Munnings 1897	Still Life (with Green Vase) Alfred James Munnings 1902

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