Albert Julius Olsson

Albert Julius Olsson RA (1 February 1864 – 7 September 1942) was a British maritime artist[1][2][3] and keen yachtsman.

[4] Olsson cruised with his yacht most summers, and The Studio commented: 'He knows the way from the Scillies to the Isle of Wight as most men know their way to the nearest railway station.

During his time at St Ives, the town drew in many artists and Olsson taught many of them, including Mary McCrossan and Richard Hayley Lever, Reginald Guy Kortright, Emily Carr, John Anthony Park, Charles David Jones Bryant, Robert Borlase Smart and many others.

During the First World War he served as a lieutenant in the RNVR, giving him the opportunity to paint naval ships in action.

[5] Edith was the daughter of an Irish horse breeder, and after the marriage he made frequent painting trips both to Ireland and to Sweden.