Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 5
Joan Fairfax Whiteside ARRC FMAAThe First Taste1904-2001
1904-2001
$613.21
£450
€530.37
CA$843.95
A$940.67
CHF 493.54
MX$11,487.06
NOK 6,249.23
SEK 5,906.47
DKK 3,958.39
About the Item
Oil on board, signed lower right
Image size: 14 1/4 x 16 inches (36 x 40 1/2 cm)
Hand made frame
Joan Fairfax Whiteside was a prodigious artist and illustrator. Born into an eminent Guernsey family, Joan Fairfax Whiteside was raised in a loving, but occasionally prohibitive, traditional home. Her youthful ambitions of becoming an actress or musician were discouraged by her father as unsuitable occupations. Fortunately, her hopes for an artistic career proved more successful – aided by a kindly uncle who offered to fund her tuition.
Exhibiting at The Royal Academy and Royal Society of Portrait Painters while also working as an illustrator, Fairfax Whiteside was both credible artist and commercial success. Her work so impressed one newspaper art editor that he was determined to raise her profile when he later became an art agent. With the advent of World War II, however, Fairfax Whiteside’s skills were destined for a more scientific end.
Fairfax Whiteside studied at Heatherley’s School of Fine Art in Chelsea, London. Founded in 1845, it was the first art school to admit women on equal terms with men. After graduating, she made great strides as an artist and illustrator, despite popular prejudice against women in the profession. Indeed, on her agent’s advice, Fairfax Whiteside judiciously signed her paintings ’J’ to conceal her gender.
In 1945, Fairfax Whiteside joined the Royal Air Force as a Voluntary Aid Detachment of the Red Cross. Posted to the RAF Hospital at Halton, she nursed injured airmen and turned her hand to medical illustration – documenting reconstructive surgery in forensic detail. She worked in this capacity throughout the war, for which she was awarded the Royal Red Cross Medal and a visit to Buckingham Palace to meet George VI. Later, she also became a founding member of the Medical Artists’ Association.
Museums: The Royal Academy, Royal Society of Portrait Painters
- Creator:Joan Fairfax Whiteside ARRC FMAA (1904 - 2001, British)
- Creation Year:1904-2001
- Dimensions:Height: 14.25 in (36.2 cm)Width: 16 in (40.64 cm)
- Medium:
- Movement & Style:
- Period:
- Condition:
- Gallery Location:London, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU52415516282
About the Seller
5.0
Vetted Professional Seller
Every seller passes strict standards for authenticity and reliability
Established in 2007
1stDibs seller since 2014
82 sales on 1stDibs
Typical response time: 1 hour
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Shipping from: London, United Kingdom
- Return Policy
Authenticity Guarantee
In the unlikely event there’s an issue with an item’s authenticity, contact us within 1 year for a full refund. DetailsMoney-Back Guarantee
If your item is not as described, is damaged in transit, or does not arrive, contact us within 7 days for a full refund. Details24-Hour Cancellation
You have a 24-hour grace period in which to reconsider your purchase, with no questions asked.Vetted Professional Sellers
Our world-class sellers must adhere to strict standards for service and quality, maintaining the integrity of our listings.Price-Match Guarantee
If you find that a seller listed the same item for a lower price elsewhere, we’ll match it.Trusted Global Delivery
Our best-in-class carrier network provides specialized shipping options worldwide, including custom delivery.More From This Seller
View AllPounds and Shillings, 20th Century Female Artist, Signed and Framed Painting
By Joan Fairfax Whiteside ARRC FMAA
Located in London, GB
Gouache on card, signed lower right
Image size: 16 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches (42 x 29.25 cm)
Contemporary style frame
Joan Fairfax Whiteside
Joan Fairfax Whiteside was a prodigious arti...
Category
Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Cardboard
X MARKS THE SPOT - 1920's Original Illustration
By Joan Fairfax Whiteside ARRC FMAA
Located in London, GB
J Fairfax Whiteside ARRC FMAA 1904 - 2001
X MARKS THE SPOT
Gouache, signed lower right
Image size: 30 x 17 inches (76 x 43 cm)
Hand made frame
Category
20th Century Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
The Charming Ghost
Located in London, GB
Ink and watercolour
Image size: 3 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches (9.5 x 14.5 cm)
Contemporary frame
Provenance
Private family collection
This painting was created in the early 1900's when the Decadent Movement...
Category
Early 1900s Aesthetic Movement Figurative Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
An Allegory for Smell
Located in London, GB
Dutch School
An Allegory for Smell
17th Century
Oil on canvas
Image size: 19 x 14.5 cm
Dutch ebonised frame
This painting depicts a rather smelly scene - a young boy bent over his f...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Paintings
Materials
Oil, Oak, Panel
Porter, Contemporary British Artist, 1984
By Graham Dean
Located in London, GB
Graham Dean
1984
Porter
Acrylic on canvas
Image size: 40 x 29 inches
The model in this painting is the same as the one in the painting Camouflage. The artist researched a lot about ...
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Autumn Afternoon
By Eric Brown
Located in London, GB
Oil on board
Image size: 20 x 24 inches (51 x 61 cm)
Original frame
In this painting, Brown depicts a quaint farmhouse dwarfed by the rural setting around it. The rolling hills of ...
Category
20th Century Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
You May Also Like
Master of the House
By William M. Reusswig
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Chef in the kitchen cooking.
William Reusswig was a fine illustrator, and married to an equally fine one, Martha Sawyers. They traveled the world together and, in collaboration, wrote and illustrated two books about the Far East, published by Grosset & Dunlap in 1961 and 1964. They worked out of a New York apartment with two studios, where each could pursue their individual assignments.
William was born in Somerville, New Jersey; he studied at Amherst College and the Art Students League in New York. He was only twenty-three when he made his first illustrations for Collier’s, and then illustrated for most national fiction magazines, including Cosmopolitan, True, Redbook, The Saturday Evening Post, McCall’s, The Country Gentleman...
Category
1940s Other Art Style Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Caught in the Act
By Edmund Ward
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Unsigned, stamped "The estate of/ EDMUND F. WARD" on the stretcher, with a partial
composition on the reverse.
Provenance: Through the artists estate
Category
20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Discussion
By James Montgomery Flagg
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Ink on Board
Signature: Signed and Inscribed Lower Left
James Montgomery Flagg lived with gusto. He epitomized the public concept of the handsome, bohemian artist, surro...
Category
20th Century Other Art Style Paintings
Materials
Board, Ink
Lady Lunch
By Walter Wallace Seaton
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 32.00" x 32.00"
Signature: Unsigned
Category
20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
(Untitled)
By Russell Sambrook
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Board
Dimensions: 28.00" x 20.00"
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
$24,000
Almost
By Myron Stephens
Located in Burlingame, CA
In this cinema noir series of original oil and acrylic painting on wood panels, Myron Stephens realistically recreates images of people and often mundane objects that are masterfully...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
More Ways To Browse
First Century
Antique Hospital
Antique Advent
Buckingham Palace
Antique Medical Art
Antique Nurses
Small 19th Century Paintings
C James
Money Painting
Impressionist Garden
London Parks
Silhouette Landscape
Still Life By Window
Autumn Landscape Painting
George Young
Used Art Easels
Oil Painting With Bridge
Yellow Flower Painting