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BARBARA DORF
(1933-2016)

Playtime

Bears studio stamp on the reverse
Watercolour and pencil, unframed

13.5 by 19.5 cm., 5 ¼ by 7 ¾ in.
(mount size 30 by 35 cm., 11 ¾ by 13 ¾ in.)

Barbara Ester Dorf was born in North London, the daughter of a

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Barbara Dorf
Playtime - 20th Century British domestic watercolour drawing by Barbara Dorf
circa 1980

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BARBARA DORF (1933-2016) Playtime Bears studio stamp on the reverse Watercolour and pencil, unframed 13.5 by 19.5 cm., 5 ¼ by 7 ¾ in. (mount size 30 by 35 cm., 11 ¾ by 13 ¾ in.) Barbara Ester Dorf was born in North London, the daughter of a Polish furrier. Her family were Jewish but she converted to Catholicism in the early 1950s. She was educated at the North London Collegiate, before studying at the Central School of Arts and Crafts and later winning a scholarship to the Slade. She then taught for a time in Oxford at the Ruskin School of Drawing and at Brooks University. Based in a studio in Notting Hill she was a regular exhibitor at the Royal Academy summer exhibitions and had many one-man shows at Michael Parkin Gallery, Maas Gallery and elsewhere. The British Museum and many private collections hold examples of her work. A somewhat eccentric figure, she was an enthusiastic traveller and had many friends in literary and artistic circles. She was a close friend of the novelist Iris Murdoch and Murdoch’s many letters to Dorf are in the collection of Kingston University. Her book, Beginners Guide to Painting in Oils, was published in 1971.

Details

Artist
Barbara Dorf (1933 - 2016, British)
Creation Year
circa 1980
Medium
Watercolor

Movement & Style
Realist
Condition
Good
Period
Late 20th Century

Dimensions
H 13.5 in. x W 19.5 in.H 34.29 cm x W 49.53 cm
Gallery Location
London, GB
Reference Number
LU102835723192

Seller Reference Number
1919

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