Eve Disher (1894-1991) - Oil Portrait of a Gentleman

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Description

A charming portrait of a gentleman wearing a suit. The sitter has been painted in Disher's signature dry brush technique giving the portrait a slightly hazy appearance. Unsigned. Presented in a white wooden frame. On board.

Condition

Some minor scratching to the surface of the painting, specifically at the top and bottom.

Size

56 x 43cm (22" x 16.9")
Framed Size: 63 x 50cm (24.8" x 19.7")

Artist Biography

Eve Disher was a painter, born in London, who studied at Hornsey School of Art. During World War I she worked for the London Fire Service. After leaving home to marry the theatre critic Willson Disher she became friendly with members of the Bloomsbury Group. When her marriage broke up in the late 1920's Disher began a relationship with a member of John Grierson's General Post Office film unit and became involved in its work.

After the war she travelled widely, living in South Africa and Jamaica, paying her way by painting portraits. For many years she shared a studio with Vera Cuningham, whose work influenced her style. Disliking the smell of oil paint Eve Disher opted for gouache when working on commissions – which included a painting of Professor J. B. S. Haldane which is now in the National Portrait Gallery. She exhibited with the London Artists' Association, SWA, WIAC and at the Matthiesen Gallery. Later in her life she held a solo exhibition of her work at Foyle's Gallery, London in 1987. Examples of her work are in the collections of the Ashmolean, Oxford and in Ballarat Art Gallery, South Australia.

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SKU rq230
Artist Eve Disher (1894-1991)
Date Mid 20th Century
Dimensions 56 x 43cm
Medium Oil
Style Impressionism
Subject Portrait
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