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Mary Williams R.W.A S.W.A. (1911-2002) - Watercolour, The Marketplace, Wells
Description
A charming study of the Marketplace in Wells, Somerset with a bus parked outside local shops and figures riding bikes to the foreground. Signed to the lower right. Title inscribed verso. On paper.Condition
There is discolouration and foxing to the paper. There is creasing to the edges of the paper, particularly to the lower left corner.
Size
29 x 41cm (11.4" x 16.1")
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Artist Biography
Mary Williams RWA (1911-2002) was a painter, born in Ottery St. Mary, Devon. She attended the Exeter School of Art, and in 1935 became a member of the Exeter Art Society. In 1937 she joined RWS Art Club, and in 1948 the Somerset Society of Artists. Four years later she was elected to membership at the SWA and in 1959 an Associate at the RWA.
In 1960 she joined the St. Ives Society of Artists. Her work was hung regularly at the RWA from 1950, and she was elected Academician of that society in 1965. The first important showing of her work was at the Paris Salon in 1938 and her works was also exhibited at RA, RSA, RBA, RSMA, RWS and SGA. Examples of her work are in the collections at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum, where she held a solo exhibition in 1974, the Sunderland Museum and Art Gallery, and the Ministry of Works, as well as in the permanent collection at the RWA.
Location
Wells, Wells, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, BA5
| SKU | rx501 |
|---|---|
| Artist | Mary Williams R.W.A, S.W.A. (1911-2002) |
| Date | Mid 20th Century |
| Dimensions | 29 x 41cm |
| Medium | Watercolour |
| Style | Realism |
| Subject | Architecture & Cityscapes |
| Item Returns | This item can be returned |
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