About Madge Oliver
Lived 1874 – 1924 (aged 49–50). Madge Oliver was a British painter.
Madge Oliver (18 September 1875 – 11 September 1924) was a British artist who painted interiors and landscapes. She lived and worked in France for many years.
Biography Oliver was born in Knaresborough in Yorkshire and studied at the Slade School of Art in London from 1894 to 1897. Oliver won a Slade scholarship in 1896 with the other winner that year being Augustus John. Oliver moved to France in 1910 and settled in Cassis near Marseille. She was decorated for her service during World War One.
Oliver mainly painted interiors but also figures and landscapes, mainly of France.
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Who was Madge Oliver?
British painter (1874-1924)
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Madge Oliver was born in 1874 in Knaresborough.
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Madge Oliver died on 11 September 1924 in Corsica.
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Madge Oliver was a painter.
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