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Kingcups

Albert Joseph Moore

Name Class Date
Albert Joseph Moore, Kingcups. Public domain. See this canvas under a moving light: the drawing, the true colour under the varnish, the bare pigment

The facts

Artist
Albert Joseph Moore topimpressionists.com/en/artists/albert-joseph-moore/
Artist’s dates
1841 – 1893
Movement
Academicism Highly polished, carefully finished realism taught by the official art schools of the 1800s.

Copyright This work is in the public domain. Albert Joseph Moore died in 1893; copyright lasts 70 years after the artist’s death, so it ended in 1963.

Source: TopImpressionists.com — accessed Sept. 23, 2026

Kingcups — Albert Joseph Moore Part 1 · The artwork

In context

Kingcups — Albert Joseph Moore

When might this have been painted?

  1. 1840
  2. 1850
  3. 1860
  4. 1870
  5. 1880
  6. 1890

Row above: the years. Row below: how old the artist was at the start and at the end of each span — 0 at birth, 52 at death.

Shaded: the lifetime of Albert Joseph Moore (1841–1893) every dated painting, decade by decade

First works: up to 1875 Main working years: 1875–1885 Late works: from 1885

Those three bands split the works this catalogue has a date for into a first quarter, a middle half and a last quarter. They are not the artist’s complete output: a thin stretch may be a gap in the record rather than a quiet spell. The same years with the artist’s life laid along them

This record has no exact year on file — using the artist's lifetime and the work's style, what decade would you guess?

Compare with

  • Idyll, 1893 topimpressionists.com/en/art/albert-joseph-moore-idyll-AS845P-en/
  • A Sleeping Girl, 1875 topimpressionists.com/en/art/albert-joseph-moore-a-sleeping-girl-D3UC8W-en/
  • A Summer Night, 1887 topimpressionists.com/en/art/albert-joseph-moore-a-summer-night-D3Y3TS-en/

Pick one work above: name two things it shares with this one, and one thing that's different.

More works to set beside this one: topimpressionists.com/en/art/similar/albert-joseph-moore-kingcups-8DNUSC-en/

Colours

Measured from the image

    Main colour

    Walnut #6c4d31

    Catalogued palette

    • #6C4D31
    • #C7B482
    • #8E6D43
    • #AD8F5C

    These colours inside the artist’s whole palette Find other paintings by colour

    Palette
    Dark The dominant colour family in the image.
    Main colour name
    Walnut
    Intensity
    Vivid How saturated and varied the colours are, from a single toned-down hue to many bright ones.
    Contrast
    Gentle How much the colours differ in lightness and saturation across the picture.
    Harmony
    Unified Palette How well the colours work together, from clashing to fully unified.
    Brightness
    Bright How light or dark the picture reads overall, from deep shadow to bright highlight.
    Saturation
    Clear Color Presence How pure and strong the colours are, from near-grey to fully vivid.

    Where in the world is this painting looked at?

    • under 1%
    • 1–3%
    • 3–8%
    • 8–20%
    • 20% and over
    This painting alone has too few recorded visitors to map, so the plate reads every work by Albert Joseph Moore over the last twelve months — 6 countries in all. Where these figures come from

    The ten leading countries

    1. 1 China 70.8%
    2. 2 United States of America 12.5%
    3. 3 Spain 4.2%
    4. 4 Finland 4.2%
    5. 5 Greece 4.2%
    6. 6 Singapore 4.2%

    Find the three darkest countries on the map. Is the museum that keeps this painting in any of them? Write down one reason people far away might look at it.

    The 20 most looked-at works by Albert Joseph Moore

    1. 1 Boulton & Watt Medal, 1871 8.0%
    2. 2 Kingcups this painting 8.0%
    3. 3 untitled (5288) 8.0%
    4. 4 A Summer Night, 1887 4.0%
    5. 5 A Garden, 1869 4.0%
    6. 6 The Loves of the Winds and the Seasons, 1892 4.0%
    7. 7 Idyll, 1893 4.0%
    8. 8 Apples 4.0%
    9. 9 A Garden, 1869 4.0%
    10. 10 Standing Figure in Yellow and Blue Study for Topaz 4.0%
    11. 11 Kingcups, 1883 4.0%
    12. 12 The Marble Seat 4.0%
    13. 13 The Mother of Sisera Looked out a Window 4.0%
    14. 14 The Gilded fan 4.0%
    15. 15 The Fountain, 1880 4.0%
    16. 16 The Door of a Wardrobe, 1885 4.0%
    17. 17 Dancing Girl Resting 4.0%
    18. 18 William Connal, Esq Jr, of Solsgirth 4.0%
    19. 19 Study for 'A Garden' 4.0%
    20. 20 apples 4.0%

    Together these works take 92.0% of all the attention this artist's paintings received over the last twelve months. The catalogue holds 107 works by this artist, of which 22 were looked at at least once. This painting ranks 2 of them, with 8.0% of that attention. The same counts, month by month

    Bars measure attention, not quality. Pick the work at the top and this one: name one thing that might make a painting famous beyond how well it is painted.

    Source: TopImpressionists.com — accessed Sept. 23, 2026

    Kingcups — Albert Joseph Moore Part 2 · In context

    Artist and museum

    Artist

    Albert Joseph Moore

    Born in York, United Kingdom

    early life and education

    albert joseph moore, a renowned english painter, was born on september 4, 1841, in york, united kingdom. he was the thirteenth son and fourteenth child of well-known portrait-painter william moore and his second wife, sarah collingham. several of his numerous brothers were educated as artists, including henry moore, r.a., a notable sea painter. albert moore received education at archbishop holgate's school and st. peter's school in york, where he also received instruction in drawing and painting from his father.

    artistic career

    moore's early works show the influence of ruskin, and by 1857, he had already exhibited at the royal academy, showcasing a goldfinch and a woodcock. his artistic style evolved over time, with a marked neo-classical character emerging in the 1860s. this period saw moore designing tiles, wallpaper, and stained glass for morris, marshall, faulkner and co., as well as working as an ecclesiastic and domestic mural painter.

    notable works and style

    moore's paintings typically feature single female figures with formalized proportions, neo-classical drapery, and floral accessories, establishing a major strand of the aesthetic movement. some of his notable works include:

    the marble seat (1865), a long series of purely decorative pictures

    elijah's sacrifice (1863), showcasing the influence of ford madox brown and edward armitage

    the loves of the seasons and the winds, one of his most elaborate and painstaking works, painted for mr. mcculloch

    museums and collections

    moore's work can be found in various museums, including:

    york museums trust (york, united kingdom), featuring paintings such as kingcups

    the royal academy (london, united kingdom), where moore frequently exhibited

    legacy and later life

    moore relied solely on his own judgment in matters both social and artistic, which sometimes proved a bar to his admission into the ranks of the royal academy. despite suffering from a painful and incurable illness, moore continued working until his death on september 25, 1893.

    view more works by albert joseph moore at https://AllPaintingsStore.com/@/albertjosephmoore

    explore the york museums trust collection at https://AllPaintingsStore.com/@@/as844t-albert-joseph-moore-kingcups

    discover more about the aesthetic movement and its notable artists at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/aesthetic_movement

    recommended reading: * albert joseph moore's biography on wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/albert_joseph_moore * explore the york museums trust collection at https://AllPaintingsStore.com/@@/as844t-albert-joseph-moore-kingcups

    Where to read more

    Find this online

    QR code linking to the download page for Kingcups

    topimpressionists.com/en/art/download/albert-joseph-moore-kingcups-8DNUSC-en/

    Cite this artwork

    MLA
    Moore, Albert Joseph. Kingcups. n.d., https://topimpressionists.com/en/art/albert-joseph-moore-kingcups-8DNUSC-en/
    APA
    Moore, Albert Joseph (n.d.). Kingcups [Painting]. https://topimpressionists.com/en/art/albert-joseph-moore-kingcups-8DNUSC-en/
    Chicago
    Albert Joseph Moore. Kingcups. n.d. https://topimpressionists.com/en/art/albert-joseph-moore-kingcups-8DNUSC-en/
    Harvard
    Moore, Albert Joseph (n.d.) Kingcups. Available at: https://topimpressionists.com/en/art/albert-joseph-moore-kingcups-8DNUSC-en/

    Source: TopImpressionists.com — accessed Sept. 23, 2026

    Kingcups — Albert Joseph Moore Part 3 · Artist and museum

    Look closely

    Kingcups — Albert Joseph Moore

    Look closely

    Answer in your own words. There are no wrong answers here — only answers you can explain.

    1. What catches your eye first, and why?
    2. Which colours or shapes create the mood — and what is that mood?
    3. Our catalogue files this work under: women. Do you agree? What would you add, or take away?
    4. Look back at Idyll (1893), earlier in this guide. Name two things it shares with this work, and one that is different.
    5. Academicism: Highly polished, carefully finished realism taught by the official art schools of the 1800s. Where can you see that in this work?

    Your response

    Write a short paragraph about this artwork. Use the facts from the earlier parts of this guide, and your answers above.

    Source: TopImpressionists.com — accessed Sept. 23, 2026

    Kingcups — Albert Joseph Moore Part 4 · Look closely

    Questions & Answers

    What does "Kingcups" by Albert Joseph Moore depict?

    The subjects of "Kingcups" are women.

    Can I use augmented reality to see "Kingcups" by Albert Joseph Moore in my room?

    The AR Preview page of "Kingcups" by Albert Joseph Moore uses augmented reality to show the artwork in your own space, on a compatible device.

    Which artist is "Kingcups" attributed to?

    "Kingcups" was created by Albert Joseph Moore. The information on this page describes Albert Joseph Moore's original work.