The condition is typical for a picture of this age including some discolouration and dirtying to the surface. The frame is in fine condition.
40 x 50cm (15.7" x 19.7")
Mary Stella Edwards was born in Hampstead in 1893. Edwards studied art at the Royal College of Art and The Regent Street Polytechnic where she met fellow student Judith Ackland. They became life partners and used a tiny cabin, a former fisherman’s store, dating from the mid-19th century, at Bucks Mills as their studio from 1924 until Ackland's death in 1971. Together with Ackland, Edwards produced dioramas, Ackland made all the models, and Edwards painted their backdrops. The town of Windsor commissioned these dioramas to celebrate the town's history, and they are now at the Windsor & Royal Borough Museum. Edwards was also a poet and published several volumes throughout her life. She published her first book of poetry Time and Chance in 1926 with the Hogarth Press of Leonard Woolf and Virginia Woolf. Edwards also illustrated books, mostly children's books, painted or drew the frontispiece and designed dust covers. Edwards' book covers from 1922 to 1938 include illustrations for authors such as Douglas Jerrold, Countess Barcynska, Henryk Sienkiewicz, Anatole France, Rufus King, G.B. Stern, Peggy Wood. After Ackland’s death, Edwards closed The Cabin at Bucks Mill and moved to live with her family in Staines. She died there in 1989.
| SKU | qo161 |
|---|---|
| Artist | Stella Mary Edwards |
| Date | Mid 20th Century |
| Dimensions | 40 x 50cm |
| Medium | Oil |
| Style | Modernism |
| Subject | Architecture & Cityscapes |
| Item Returns | This item can be returned |
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