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Margaret Robinson (1920-2016) - 20th Century Oil Study in Pink
Description
An expressive and colourful portrait of a seated woman wearing a pink shirt. Presented in a wooden frame with a silver gilt-effect inner edge. The signature is scratched into the paint at the lower-right edge. On board.Condition
There are some small dents to the frame but overall in fine condition. Inspection under UV light reveals no restoration.
Size
55 x 45.6cm (21.7" x 18")Framed Size: 68.2 x 59.3cm (26.9" x 23.3")
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Artist Biography
Margaret Robinson (1920-2016) was born in Louth, Lincolnshire. She began her career as an artist at age 12 when she attended the Derby Art School. She later obtained a scholarship to the Slade School of Art. On leaving Slade in 1942 Margaret began teaching art in day schools. After working with the Northern Children's Theatre where she made masks for stage productions, Margaret moved to London in the late 1950s where she was able to use these skills in film and television work.
Initially working with Anne and Jan Bussell, she began a career with Hammer Films where she made masks for numerous films, most notably for the hound in the 1959 production of Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Hound of the Baskervilles. It was within the production team that Margaret met her future husband, Bernard Robinson, who had worked as the art director for the film. They married in 1960 and moved to Chertsey shortly after.
The group she taught was to become the core of what is now the Chertsey Artists, located on Windsor Street. At the age of 60, Margaret took up a post as an art therapist in a psychiatric ward; a temporary post which was to last for six years until her official retirement at 66. Nevertheless, Margaret continued teaching art until she was 73.
Margaret Robinson died in December 2016.
| SKU | qy516 |
|---|---|
| Artist | Margaret Robinson (1920-2016) |
| Date | 20th Century |
| Dimensions | 55 x 45.6cm |
| Medium | Oil |
| Style | Postimpressionism |
| Subject | Portrait |
| Item Returns | This item can be returned |
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