Original 1995 Mary Fedden Farm Landscape with Horse and Barns Gouache Signed

Description: About this work: “Rural Landscape, 1995” by Mary Fedden (British, 1915-2012). A charming landscape by one of the leading women artists in the UK in the 20th century. This work depicts a black horse roaming a pasture enclosed by a white rail fence. In the foreground a pair of wonderfully stylized trees begin to sprout their leaves. In the background, several buildings, including a castle-like structure, are set amongst a small forest and distant hills. Fedden had a particular fondness for horses, which appear in several of her works. She is known to have painted other bucolic views in Farndale, where her stepson had a farm, and also in Dartmoor National Park - perhaps one (or both) is an inspiration for this work. This work is gouache on paper and is signed and dated in the lower left. It is matted and housed in a custom wood frame behind acrylic glazing. Size: 6 1/4 inches tall by 10 7/8 inches wide (sheet) 16 7/8 inches tall by 21 1/2 inches wide by 1 1/2 inches deep (frame) Provenance: Private collection, PA; Acquired from the above About the artist: Mary Fedden was born in Bristol and wanted to be a painter even as a child. Leaving Badminton School at sixteen, she studied at the Slade School of Art in London from 1932 to 1936 under the theatre designer Vladimir Polunin, who had worked with the Ballets Russes. She painted sets for professional performances at Sadlers Wells, but decided against stage design as a career. Returning to Bristol, she taught art and made a living by painting portraits. During the war she served in the Land Army and the Woman's Voluntary Service, and on settling in London she worked as a stage painter for the Arts Theatre in Great Newport Street and produced propaganda murals. In 1944 she was called up, and sent abroad as a driver for the Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes (NAAFI). In 1946 she resumed easel painting. She held her first exhibition at the Mansard Gallery in Heal's Department Store in 1947, showing a number of still life and flower paintings. She was subsequently commissioned to paint covers for Woman magazine. In 1949 she moved to Durham Wharf, a complex of studios on the Thames at Chiswick, where she still lives and works. In 1951 she married the artist Julian Trevelyan, whom she had met before the war. Together they travelled in Europe, Africa, India, Russia and America. Since 1946 Fedden has painted prolifically and has had regular exhibitions at the Redfern Gallery, the New Grafton Gallery and many other galleries throughout Britain. She painted murals for the Television pavilion at the 1951 Festival of Britain. From the late 1950s she taught painting at the Royal College of Art. In 1992 she was elected to the Royal Academy and she has been a member of the Royal West of England Academy at Bristol since the mid-1930s, serving as its President from 1984 to 1988. Source: Tate Condition: Excellent original condition. Irregular sheet edges inherent to artist’s chosen medium. Custom wood frame with minor wear. It is ready to be displayed and enjoyed! This work will be carefully packed and shipped with insurance and signature confirmation. Free local pick up is also available. International buyers - please note I cannot lower the declared value of the package for customs. I frequently receive messages from people after I sell an item, asking if it is definitely gone. If something catches your eye, don't hesitate to inquire before it is sold! Feel free to ask any questions.

Price: 6950 USD

Location: Morrisville, Pennsylvania

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