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Alice Mary BurtonContemplation - British 1950's art female portrait oil painting female artist1955
1955
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This captivating British portrait oil painting is by noted exhibited and listed female artist Alice Mary Burton. Painted circa 1955, the painting is a portrait of a woman gazing out of a window. Is she watching someone leaving or arriving or simply watching the world go by or lost in her own thoughts? This is a gorgeous painting with a stunning range of colours and one of our favourites. The painting is by a British listed female artist whose works have recently sold to the House of Lords. A fine example of an early 20th century portrait painting.
Signed verso on overlap.
Provenance. Midlands estate.
Family estate.
Condition. Oil on canvas, image size 36 inches by 28 inches, in excellent condition.
Housed in a Gallery frame. Framed size is 42 inches by 36 inches and in good condition.
Alice Mary Burton (1893-1968) was born on September 21st 1893 in Nogent-sur-Oise in France. She studied art at the Byam Shaw and Vicat Cole School of Art and at the Regent Street Polytechnic School (Bronze and Silver Medals). She was a portrait and figure painter, although she did produce a few landscapes. She was elected a full Member of the Royal Society of British Artists in 1932. She lived in North Wales (1913) and Royal Tunbridge Wells and London (1921).
Exhibited: Cooling Galleries 8, Glasgow 1, Liverpool 2, Royal Academy 8, Royal Institute 12, Royal Society of British Artists 52.
- Creator:Alice Mary Burton (1893 - 1968, British)
- Creation Year:1955
- Dimensions:Height: 42 in (106.68 cm)Width: 36 in (91.44 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
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- Gallery Location:London, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU853113245092
Alice Mary Burton
Alice Mary Burton was born on September 21st, 1893, in Nogent-sur-Oise in France. She studied art at the Byam Shaw and Vicat Cole School of Art and the Regent Street Polytechnic School (Bronze and Silver Medals). Burton was a portrait and figure painter, although she did produce a few landscapes. She was elected a full Member of the Royal Society of British Artists in 1932. Burton lived in North Wales (1913), Royal Tunbridge Wells and London (1921). She exhibited at Cooling Galleries, Glasgow, Liverpool, Royal Academy, Royal Institute and Royal Society of British Artists.
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