There are some scuffs to the frame but overall in fine condition.
29 x 36cm (11.4" x 14.2")Framed Size: 45 x 55cm (17.7" x 21.7")
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Painter and printmaker, born in Bristol and always known as Mary. Her parents were not particularly interested in art but her uncle, Romilly Fedden, encouraged her to paint so she went on to study at the Slade School of Art, 1932-36. One of her Slade teachers was émigré stage designer Vladimir Polunin, who had worked as a designer with the Ballets Russes. This discipline was to stand her in good stead when during World War II when she worked for the Land Army, she constructed stage sets for the Arts Theatre in London. She further used her experience in 1951 when she painted a children’s mural at the Festival of Britain site on the South Bank. A decade later she was commissioned by P&O for a mural on their prestigious liner Canberra. Twenty years later, by then married to Julian Trevelyan, with him she was commissioned to execute another mural at Charing Cross Hospital.
As a teacher, she became the first woman to instruct in painting at the RCA, 1958-64 where her pupils included David Hockney. Fedden also taught at the Yehudi Menuhin School, Cobham, Surrey, 1965-70.
She held numerous solo exhibitions beginning in 1953 and became arguably Britain’s most favourite artist, with collectors and dealers clambering to acquire her work. Her most recent exhibitions have been at the New Grafton Gallery, London and she was elected RA in 1982. In 2008 the Portland Gallery held a major retrospective with 125 of her paintings, executed over six decades.
| SKU | ry007 |
|---|---|
| Artist | Mary Fedden (1915-2012) |
| Date | Contemporary |
| Dimensions | 29 x 36cm |
| Medium | Digital Print |
| Style | Postimpressionism |
| Subject | Still Life |
| Item Returns | This item can be returned |
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