Alfred Benjamin Coleman b. 1885

  • Artist (Painter),
  • Designer (Furniture Designer / Cabinetmaker)
Alfred Benjamin Coleman (1885-1948) was a Victorian painter of landscapes and seascapes, active also in local art societies. He began his working life in the family furniture business, but pursued his painting career from the early 1930s up until his death, producing appealing depictions of the local landscape, albeit in a conservative style derived from artists such Arthur Streeton and Tom Roberts.
Tags: furniture designer, furniture maker, landscape painter, seascape painter
exhibited at
Flower paintings: by well known artists
Date
30 April 1946 - 18 May 1946
Place
Myer Art Gallery, Melbourne, Vic.
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Victorian Artists' Society Autumn Exhibition
Date
29 April 1941 - 11 May 1941
Place
Victorian Artists' Society Gallery, Melbourne, Vic.
Type
Exhibition