Mary Elliott Lacey (1923-2004) - 20th Century Watercolour Otter

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Description

A watercolour painting of an otter perched on a rock. Presented glazed in a taupe and grey double mount and a wooden frame with a silver and white inner edge. Signed to the lower-right edge. Artist's label on the verso. On watercolour paper.

Condition

There are some small marks to the mount and some slight scuffs to the frame. Overall in very good condition.

Size

42 x 29.1cm (16.5" x 11.5")
Framed Size: 61.7 x 47.2cm (24.3" x 18.6")

Artist Biography

Mary Elliott Lacey (1923-2004) was a wildlife artist from Birmingham. She studied at Birmingham School of Art 1939-44 under Bernard Fleetwood-Walker and then taught at Mansfield School of Art for seven years after which two years at Wolverhampton College of Art. An artist in gouache, oil, pencil, and conte she has exhibited at Mall and at Tryon Gallery, Slimbridge Wildfowl Trust, and elsewhere in the UK and in Paris. Lacey was a founder member of the Society of Wildlife Artists and held several solo shows at Fairfield Halls, Croydon. She illustrated regularly for Hamlyn, Balberry Publishing, National Parks of America and designed several figures for Medici, Royle, and the World Wildlife Fund. Her work was also commissioned to produce nine paintings for the Sultan of Oman. She lived at Sudbourne, near Woodbridge, Suffolk and her death was recorded at Ipswich in 2004.

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SKU qu990
Artist Mary Elliott Lacey (1923-2004)
Date 20th Century
Dimensions 42 x 29.1cm
Medium Watercolour
Subject Animals
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