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Francis William Helps
Ladies In A Classical English Landscape Mid 20thC Romantic Nude Oil Painting

1950

About the Item

ARTIST: Francis William Helps (1890-1972) British TITLE: “Three Ladies In A Classical Landscape” SIGNED: lower right and inscribed verso MEDIUM: oil on canvas SIZE: 78cm x 68cm inc. frame CONDITION: very good, some light craquelure in isolated places DETAIL: Painter, draughtsman and teacher, born in Dulwich, southeast London. At Dulwich College, 1903–7, Helps was the only boy to take art lessons and had a private tutor. In 1908 went to Slade School of Fine Art, where taught by Henry Tonks and Fred Brown. In 1915 Helps volunteered for service with Artists’ Rifles, serving in France. In 1924 he joined the 1922–4 Everest Expedition as official artist, completing 80 paintings and drawings, most now in America. Between 1931–4 Helps taught at Royal College of Art, then volunteered to be evacuated with it to Ambleside, in the Lake District, 1940–4. From 1953 until his retirement Helps was head of the school of painting in Leeds, where he settled, returning in his last year to Bromley, Kent. Helps showed with RBA, of which he was elected a member in 1933, and in 1924 had a show at Alpine Club Gallery of his Himalayan work.Further shows were at City Art Gallery, Leeds, 1959; Manor House Museum and Art Gallery, Ilkley, 1971; and South London Art Gallery, 1979.
  • Creator:
    Francis William Helps (1890 - 1972, English, British)
  • Creation Year:
    1950
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 30.71 in (78 cm)Width: 26.78 in (68 cm)Depth: 1.97 in (5 cm)
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  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Cirencester, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU2325216423462

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