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Elsie March
Portrait of a Lady with Pendant - British Art Deco 30's portrait oil painting

1933

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This gorgeous Art Deco portrait oil painting is by British female artist Elsie March. Elsie was one of 9 siblings, eight of whom became artists. Although Elsie later went on to focus more on sculpture, her earlier work also included portraits and this is a fine example. Painted in 1933, the sitter is a beautiful dark haired woman with blue eyes that match her lapis lazuli pendant. She is dressed in a richly patterned sleeveless dress with a sheer shawl around her. She is gazing at the viewer/artist and smiling suggesting a certain intimacy or closeness to the artist. A really beautiful colourful female portrait oil painting with Impressionist palette from the March artists dynasty. Signed E March 1933 top right. Provenance. Suffolk estate. Condition. Oil on Canvas, 30 inches by 25 inches unframed and in good condition. Frame. Housed in a fine James Bourlet period frame, 38 inches by 33 inches framed and in good condition. Elsie March, (1884-1974) Formerly a portrait artist and metal worker she went on to become a sculptor. Daughter of George Henry March and his wife Elizabeth Blenkin, Elsie was born on 3 October 1884 in Kingston upon Hull in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Her father was employed as a seed crusher foreman (oil miller) in Yorkshire. The family moved by 1901 to Battersea in London, where her father worked as a builder's clerk. Elsie was the seventh of nine children, eight of whom became artists. Three of them were sculptors, Sydney, Elsie, and Vernon. The other five artist siblings were Edward, Percival, Frederick, Dudley and Walter. The ninth sibling was her sister Eva Blenkin March. Both of their parents died in 1904. By the 1911 census, all nine siblings, still single, were living together at the 17-room family home of Goddendene in Locksbottom, Farnborough, Kent. Only two of the March siblings married. Elsie and her brothers established studios at Goddendene after 1901. On the seven acre grounds of the estate were three large studios, including a metal foundry. In order to work in natural daylight, the siblings arranged for the studios to have walls that could be slid back. The walls were tall enough that they could be utilised during wartime to hang up parachutes to dry. It was not unusual for the siblings to collaborate. Perhaps the best known example of this is The Response, the National War Memorial of Canada in Ottawa, Ontario. Exhibited: 1912-39. GI 2, L 4, RA 8, RBA 97, RMS 4. ARBA 1923, RBA 1932.
  • Creator:
    Elsie March (1884 - 1974)
  • Creation Year:
    1933
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 38 in (96.52 cm)Width: 33 in (83.82 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU853113404552

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