Albert Julius Olsson (1 February 1864 – 7 September 1942) was a British maritime artist and keen

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sman. Olsson cruised with his yacht most summers, and The Studio commented: 'He knows the way from the Scillies to the Isle of Wight as most men know their way to the nearest railway station.'Julius_Olsson page
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Biography

Olsson was born in Islington, London, to a Swedish father and an English mother. He exhibited a painting of

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in 1887, and sold a painting at Newlyn in 1897.Julius-Olsson page
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. His work was first accepted at the Royal Academy in 1890, and he joined the

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in 1891. In 1912 he returned to London. During his time at St Ives, the town drew in many artists and Olsson taught many of them, including Mary McCrossan and Richard

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, Reginald Guy Kortright,

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, John Anthony Park, Charles David Jones Bryant,

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, giving him the opportunity to paint naval ships in action. He became a full member of the Royal Academy in 1920. In St Ives, with his artist wife Kathleen, he designed and set up home at what was to become (until 2014) the St Eia Hotel. St Eia was situated with views North to St Ives Harbour and round to the east overlooking

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, and during their time there it was to house a studio and become a school of art. Elsewhere it is stated that (after leaving St Ives) he married Edith Ellison in 1925. Edith was the daughter of an Irish horse breeder, and after the marriage he made frequent painting trips both to Ireland and to Sweden. In the Second World War Olsson was bombed out of his London studio. He died at

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, near Dublin, in 1942. His works may be found in museums all over the UK.Albert Julius Olsson, (United Kingdom, 1864 - 1942) Page with tab listing principal owners of Olsson's works
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Olsson, Julius (Albert Julius) 1864 births 1942 deaths Artists from London British Impressionist painters British marine artists English people of Swedish descent Royal Academicians Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve personnel of World War I St Ives artists