Collector's Journal — Walker Art Gallery

James Gordon (1824–1901): Rediscovering a Portrait by Alice Gates

July 01, 2024 • Alice Gates • Art Attribution • Art Research • British Art • British Sculpture • Bronze Portrait • Collectors Journal • Edwardian Art • Edwardian Sculpture • James Gordon • Liverpool Art • Memorial Sculpture • Portrait Relief • Provenance Research • Walker Art Gallery • Women Sculptors

An indistinct signature on an early Edwardian bronze portrait of James Gordon (1824–1901) led to an intriguing discovery: sculptor Alice Gates exhibited The late James Gordon, Esq. at Liverpool’s Walker Art Gallery in 1902, providing compelling evidence for the portrait’s newly researched attribution.

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