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Grace English
Flowers in Blue Vase - British Slade School 30s floral still life oil painting

1930

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About the Item

This lovely British 1930's Art Deco floral still life oil painting is by much exhibited Slade School female artist Grace English. Painted in 1930 the composition is of a mixed floral arrangement in a blue vase on a wooden table against a green background. The flowers include solomon's seal, corn flowers, lilac and poppies to name just a few. English has used bold brushwork and heavy impasto to great effect and the details and palette are superb. This is a great 1930 flower painting by a female artist and a lovely example of English's work which was exhibited at the WIAC Signed lower right and dated 1930 verso. Provenance. WIAC exhibition label verso. Previous property of Miss Hellene Watson. Artists label with address verso. James Bourlet label verso Condition. Oil on canvas, unframed 30 inches by 24 inches and in good condition. Frame. Housed in the original exhibition frame, framed size is 37 inches by 31 inches and in good condition. Grace Geraldine English (1891-4 December 1956) was a British painter and etcher. English was born in London and as a teenager spent time in Paris and Germany. In Germany she met I. A. R. Wylie and produced illustrations for her book on the Black Forest. Returning to London in 1912 she studied at the Slade School of Art in the city until 1914. At the Slade she won a painting prize. During World War I, English worked in a munitions factory and also produced machine drawings. After the war she studied etching at the Royal College of Art during 1921. Throughout her career English painted portraits, flowers and ballet dancers. Her work was shown by the New Society of Artists and she was a regular exhibitor at the Royal Academy and at the New English Art Club and with the Royal Society of British Artists and the Royal Society of Portrait Painters. Leeds City Art Gallery holds examples of her work.
  • Creator:
    Grace English
  • Creation Year:
    1930
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 31 in (78.74 cm)Width: 37 in (93.98 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Hagley, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU853117290032

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