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Helmand Province

Father and Son in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, 1980 - Steve McCurry
By Steve McCurry
Located in London, GB
Father and Son in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, 1980 - Steve McCurry Signed and numbered on
Category

1980s Photography

Materials

C Print

Sleeping Nude Reflection - modern form female nude figure oil painting classical
By Michael Alford
Located in London, Chelsea
Helmand Province in 2011 and again in 2013. Michael has been awarded several prizes including the Green
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Sleeping Nude Warm Light - female form nude figurative oil painting modern art
By Michael Alford
Located in London, Chelsea
been appointed war artist to the British Military, accompanying troops to Helmand Province in 2011 and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Nude Hair Arrangement - female figure classic realism oil painting modern art
By Michael Alford
Located in London, Chelsea
been appointed war artist to the British Military, accompanying troops to Helmand Province in 2011 and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Nude Draped in Striped Fabric - female form oil painting classic realism modern
By Michael Alford
Located in London, Chelsea
Military, accompanying troops to Helmand Province in 2011 and again in 2013. Michael has been awarded
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Galateia - figurative coastal landscape painting modern realism art Artwork oil
By Michael Alford
Located in London, Chelsea
has twice been appointed war artist to the British Military, accompanying troops to Helmand Province
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Rain over Chelsea, Battersea Bridge - London original oil painting impressionism
By Michael Alford
Located in London, Chelsea
been appointed war artist to the British Military, accompanying troops to Helmand Province in 2011 and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Seated Nude, on Red and Green - female figure nude oil painting Contemporary art
By Michael Alford
Located in London, Chelsea
Helmand Province in 2011 and again in 2013. Michael has been awarded several prizes including the Green
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Nude with Striped Orange Drape - classic figure nude oil painting impressionist
By Michael Alford
Located in London, Chelsea
Helmand Province in 2011 and again in 2013. Michael has been awarded several prizes including the Green
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

London at Night - London landscape figure oil painting modern urban impression
By Michael Alford
Located in London, Chelsea
Military, accompanying troops to Helmand Province in 2011 and again in 2013. Michael has been awarded
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Adriatic - landscape ocean sea Italy oil painting modern figurative realism
By Michael Alford
Located in London, Chelsea
been appointed war artist to the British Military, accompanying troops to Helmand Province in 2011 and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Midday - landscape Europe Italy modern impressionist oil painting coastal art
By Michael Alford
Located in London, Chelsea
been appointed war artist to the British Military, accompanying troops to Helmand Province in 2011 and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Nude, B&W Autumn III - figurative female form oil painting modern nude realism
By Michael Alford
Located in London, Chelsea
Helmand Province in 2011 and again in 2013. Michael has been awarded several prizes including the Green
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Last Patch of Sunlight - seascape ocean costal oil painting modern impressionist
By Michael Alford
Located in London, Chelsea
been appointed war artist to the British Military, accompanying troops to Helmand Province in 2011 and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Olive Grove, Kerkyra - forest Greece painting nature modern tree Art figurative
By Michael Alford
Located in London, Chelsea
artist to the British Military, accompanying troops to Helmand Province in 2011 and again in 2013
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Late Summer 2 - seascape ocean oil painting figurative coastal impressionist art
By Michael Alford
Located in London, Chelsea
Military, accompanying troops to Helmand Province in 2011 and again in 2013. Michael has been awarded
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

L'Heure Exquise - original nude female form impressionist oil painting modern
By Michael Alford
Located in London, Chelsea
has twice been appointed war artist to the British Military, accompanying troops to Helmand Province
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Nude, Seated, Gold Ochre I - original female figure human form artwork modern
By Michael Alford
Located in London, Chelsea
artist to the British Military, accompanying troops to Helmand Province in 2011 and again in 2013
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Sleeping Nude, White Fabric - female form nude figurative portrait oil painting
By Michael Alford
Located in London, Chelsea
been appointed war artist to the British Military, accompanying troops to Helmand Province in 2011 and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Nude, B&W Autumn I - figure impressionism nude oil painting female form modern
By Michael Alford
Located in London, Chelsea
Helmand Province in 2011 and again in 2013. Michael has been awarded several prizes including the Green
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Sleeping Nude, White Fabric - female figurative oil painting modern nude study
By Michael Alford
Located in London, Chelsea
Helmand Province in 2011 and again in 2013. Michael has been awarded several prizes including the Green
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Nightfall, St Paul's - modern cityscape UK London night painting classic realism
By Michael Alford
Located in London, Chelsea
has twice been appointed war artist to the British Military, accompanying troops to Helmand Province
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

If on a Winters Night 1 - cityscape impressionism oil painting urban street art
By Michael Alford
Located in London, Chelsea
Helmand Province in 2011 and again in 2013. Michael has been awarded several prizes including the Green
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Panel

Breaking Surf - beach seascape waterscape oil painting art impressionist artwork
By Michael Alford
Located in London, Chelsea
has twice been appointed war artist to the British Military, accompanying troops to Helmand Province
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Recent Sales

Capital 2 EC4 original city landscape painting
By Michael Alford
Located in London, Chelsea
Helmand Province in 2011 and again in 2013. Michael has been awarded several prizes including the Green
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Commedia dell’Arte Covent Garden original city landscape painting
By Michael Alford
Located in London, Chelsea
Helmand Province in 2011 and again in 2013. Michael has been awarded several prizes including the Green
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Capital 1/ EC4original city landscape painting
By Michael Alford
Located in London, Chelsea
Helmand Province in 2011 and again in 2013. Michael has been awarded several prizes including the Green
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Original Nude Blue Linen Painting
By Michael Alford
Located in London, Chelsea
appointed war artist to the British Military, accompanying troops to Helmand Province in 2011 and again in
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Nude, Blue Linen
By Michael Alford
Located in London, Chelsea
appointed war artist to the British Military, accompanying troops to Helmand Province in 2011 and again in
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

  • Nude, Blue Linen
  • Nude, Blue Linen
  • Nude, Blue Linen
  • Nude, Blue Linen
H 22 in. W 32 in. D 3 in.
Victorian Ghotic Original landscape painting
By Michael Alford
Located in London, Chelsea
been appointed war artist to the British Military, accompanying troops to Helmand Province in 2011 and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Down the River View original landscape painting
By Michael Alford
Located in London, Chelsea
been appointed war artist to the British Military, accompanying troops to Helmand Province in 2011 and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Original Nude Study Painting IV
By Michael Alford
Located in London, Chelsea
appointed war artist to the British Military, accompanying troops to Helmand Province in 2011 and again in
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

  • Original Nude Study  Painting IV
  • Original Nude Study  Painting IV
  • Original Nude Study  Painting IV
  • Original Nude Study  Painting IV
H 19.69 in. W 13.78 in. D 1.97 in.
Upriver, Dusk looking North West London original landscape painting
By Michael Alford
Located in London, Chelsea
been appointed war artist to the British Military, accompanying troops to Helmand Province in 2011 and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Nude, Taffeta - figurative female nude painting classic modern realism artwork
By Michael Alford
Located in London, Chelsea
Helmand Province in 2011 and again in 2013. Michael has been awarded several prizes including the Green
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Nude Reflection with Turquoise Damask - human figurative woman oil painting art
By Michael Alford
Located in London, Chelsea
been appointed war artist to the British Military, accompanying troops to Helmand Province in 2011 and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Battersea Bridge towards chelsea original city landscape painting
By Michael Alford
Located in London, Chelsea
Helmand Province in 2011 and again in 2013. Michael has been awarded several prizes including the Green
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

City Lightsoriginal city Landscape painting
By Michael Alford
Located in London, Chelsea
Helmand Province in 2011 and again in 2013. Michael has been awarded several prizes including the Green
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Sleeping Nude, Rose & Crimson - nude female form impressionism oil painting art
By Michael Alford
Located in London, Chelsea
Helmand Province in 2011 and again in 2013. Michael has been awarded several prizes including the Green
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Air Street, Piccadilly - Architecture urban night cityscape oil painting modern
By Michael Alford
Located in London, Chelsea
has twice been appointed war artist to the British Military, accompanying troops to Helmand Province
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Masterpiece original figurative painting
By Michael Alford
Located in London, Chelsea
been appointed war artist to the British Military, accompanying troops to Helmand Province in 2011 and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

String Section III original figurative painting
By Michael Alford
Located in London, Chelsea
been appointed war artist to the British Military, accompanying troops to Helmand Province in 2011 and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Beach Day - original landscape figurative painting Contemporary modern Art
By Michael Alford
Located in London, Chelsea
has twice been appointed war artist to the British Military, accompanying troops to Helmand Province
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Sloane Square - London architecture impressionist oil painting impasto artwork
By Michael Alford
Located in London, Chelsea
artist to the British Military, accompanying troops to Helmand Province in 2011 and again in 2013
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

India - Landscape Oil Painting of India Modern Contemporary Art 21st Century
By Michael Alford
Located in London, Chelsea
has twice been appointed war artist to the British Military, accompanying troops to Helmand Province
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Nude, Reflection original oil painting
By Michael Alford
Located in London, Chelsea
appointed war artist to the British Military, accompanying troops to Helmand Province in 2011 and again in
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Summer Beach Study I Abstract landscape painting
By Michael Alford
Located in London, Chelsea
America. He has twice been appointed war artist to the British Military, accompanying troops to Helmand
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Nude, White Linen - human figure portraiture oil painting modern impressionsim
By Michael Alford
Located in London, Chelsea
Helmand Province in 2011 and again in 2013. Michael has been awarded several prizes including the Green
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Nude Painting I - Original Figurative Impressionism Painting Contemporary Art
By Michael Alford
Located in London, Chelsea
been appointed war artist to the British Military, accompanying troops to Helmand Province in 2011 and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Nude & Blue linen - Original Figurative Impressionism Oil Painting Modern Art
By Michael Alford
Located in London, Chelsea
Helmand Province in 2011 and again in 2013. Michael has been awarded several prizes including the Green
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

Albert Bridge
By Michael Alford
Located in London, Chelsea
Helmand Province in 2011 and again in 2013. Michael has been awarded several prizes including the Green
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

  • Albert Bridge
  • Albert Bridge
  • Albert Bridge
  • Albert Bridge
H 22.84 in. W 37.8 in. D 1.97 in.
Humoresque - original figurative painting Contemporary Art
By Michael Alford
Located in London, Chelsea
Helmand Province in 2011 and again in 2013. Michael has been awarded several prizes including the Green
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Palace Wall, Cordoba - original landscape oil painting contemporary art 21st C
By Michael Alford
Located in London, Chelsea
British Military, accompanying troops to Helmand Province in 2011 and again in 2013. Michael has been
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Gardens of the Alcazar, Seville - original landscape painting modern art 21st C
By Michael Alford
Located in London, Chelsea
artist to the British Military, accompanying troops to Helmand Province in 2011 and again in 2013
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Battersea Bridge, Chelsea - Original Cityscape Oil Painting Contemporary Art
By Michael Alford
Located in London, Chelsea
Military, accompanying troops to Helmand Province in 2011 and again in 2013. Michael has been awarded
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Conversation at the Coffee city scape painting
By Michael Alford
Located in London, Chelsea
has twice been appointed war artist to the British Military, accompanying troops to Helmand Province
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Summer Heat on the Beach figurative landscape painting
By Michael Alford
Located in London, Chelsea
Helmand Province in 2011 and again in 2013. Michael has been awarded several prizes including the Green
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

Summer Beach Study II Alstract Landscape Painting
By Michael Alford
Located in London, Chelsea
troops to Helmand Province in 2011 and again in 2013. Michael has been awarded several prizes
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Ionian original landscape painting
By Michael Alford
Located in London, Chelsea
been appointed war artist to the British Military, accompanying troops to Helmand Province in 2011 and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Art Appreciation, Wallace Collection - interior painting Contemporary Art
By Michael Alford
Located in London, Chelsea
been appointed war artist to the British Military, accompanying troops to Helmand Province in 2011 and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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Michael Alford for sale on 1stDibs

Artist Biography Michael Alford is an established British artist whose works have featured in prominent prizes and exhibitions throughout the UK, and who has twice been appointed war artist to the British Military. Inspired by extensive travel, he composes representations of diverse landscapes and intriguing figures whilst simultaneously fusing classical techniques with a sharp, modern sensibility. Alford's overall aesthetic captures sensitive intricacy and luminous clarity. After returning, he chose to study art at the Slade School and the Chelsea School of Art. Diverse Landscape Alford's varied body of work reflects his interest in many types of painting. He is well known for powerful cityscapes of contemporary urban centres —especially London—and for landscapes that capture diverse geographies through the eyes of a passionate traveller. His paintings of figures, clothed and nude, are sought after for their combination of fine draughtsmanship, acute observation and sense of drama. Military Honours for a traveller-painter Alford has been awarded prizes including the Green and Stone Oil Painting Prize, the Agnes Reeve Memorial Prize for best painting of London, and the Prima Luce Mural prize. Alford is a member of the Chelsea Arts Society. He has twice been appointed war artist to the British Military and was also commissioned by the military to produce artwork in Iraq in 2016. Style and Technique Michael is a figurative painter with an expressive classical style. He depicts scenes of contemporary life with an emphasis on urban subjects, landscapes and the human figure. His wide-ranging catalogue includes cityscapes, city scenes (captured moments in the life of the city), landscapes, beach- and seascapes, figure groups and nudes. His approach is distinguished by vigorous brushwork, skilled draftsmanship, bold handling of colour and a sensitive rendering of the interplay of shadow and light. Artist Statement “Painting for me is recapturing the experience of seeing, without being too literal-minded about what that experience is or means. My work always starts with direct observation of the visible world. It can be broad and sweeping, as in landscapes or cityscapes, or very close and intimate, as in figures, nudes or interiors. I often go out looking for subjects and return to the studio with sketches or drawings. These I use as a starting point for a process that turns raw observation—impressions—into something more abstract and evocative. The process often involves cutting out visual distractions and transient effects so that the resulting image has more power. Time acts as an important filter for me and so does physical distance between the initial sketch and the painting. Both help me distil the memory and pick out the essential forms. My overall aim is to communicate my experience of seeing, to convey—through the use of light and shadow and mood—some of the magic and mystery I feel when I look at the world.” – Michael Alford

A Close Look at impressionist Art

Emerging in 19th-century France, Impressionist art embraced loose brushwork and plein-air painting to respond to the movement of daily life. Although the pioneers of the Impressionist movement — Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, Paul Cézanne, Berthe Morisot, Camille Pissarro, and Pierre-Auguste Renoir — are now household names, their work was a radical break with an art scene led and shaped by academic traditions for around two centuries. These academies had oversight of a curriculum that emphasized formal drawing, painting and sculpting techniques and historical themes.

The French Impressionists were influenced by a group of artists known as the Barbizon School, who painted what they witnessed in nature. The rejection of pieces by these artists and the later Impressionists from the salons culminated in a watershed 1874 exhibition in Paris that was staged outside of the juried systems. After a work of Monet’s was derided by a critic as an unfinished “impression,” the term was taken as a celebration of their shared interest in capturing fleeting moments as subject matter, whether the shifting weather on rural landscapes or the frenzy of an urban crowd. Rather than the exacting realism of the academic tradition, Impressionist paintings, sculptures, prints and drawings represented how an artist saw a world in motion.

Many Impressionist painters were inspired by the perspectives in imported Japanese prints alongside these shifts in European painting — Édouard Manet drew on ukiyo-e woodblock prints and depicted Japanese design in his Portrait of Émile Zola, for example. American artists such as Mary Cassatt and William Merritt Chase, who studied abroad, were impacted by the work of the French artists, and by the late 19th century American Impressionism had its own distinct aesthetics with painters responding to the rapid modernization of cities through quickly created works that were vivid with color and light.

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Painting is an art form that has spanned innumerable cultures, with artists using the medium to tell stories, explore and communicate ideas and express themselves. To bring abstract, landscape and still-life paintings into your home is to celebrate and share in the long tradition of this discipline.

When we look at paintings, particularly those that originated in the past, we learn about history, other cultures and countries of the world. Like every other work of art, paintings — whether they are contemporary creations or works that were made during the 19th century — can often help us clearly see and understand the world around us in a meaningful and interesting way.

Cave walls were the canvases for what were arguably the world’s first landscape paintings, which depict natural scenery through art. Portrait paintings and drawings, which, along with sculpture, were how someone’s appearance was recorded prior to the advent of photography, are at least as old as Ancient Egypt. In the Netherlands, landscapes were a major theme for painters as early as the 1500s. Later, artists in Greece, Rome and elsewhere created vast wall paintings to decorate stately homes, churches and tombs. Today, creating a wall of art is a wonderful way to enhance your space, showcase beautiful pieces and tie an interior design together.

No matter your preference, whether you favor Post-Impressionist paintings, animal paintings, Surrealism, Pop art or another movement or specific period, arranging art on a blank wall allows you to evoke emotions in a room while also showing off your tastes and interests. A symmetrical wall arrangement may comprise a grid of four to six pieces or, for an odd number of works, a horizontal row. Asymmetrical arrangements, which may be small clusters of art or large, salon-style gallery walls, have a more collected and eclectic feel. Download the 1stDibs app, which includes a handy “View on Wall” feature that allows you to see how a particular artwork will look on a particular wall, and read about how to arrange wall art. And if you’re searching for the perfect palette for your interior design project, what better place to turn than to the art world’s masters of color?

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