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Kathleen Emily Temple-Bird (British 1879 - 1962)
Portrait of WW11 British Army Officer Soldier Antique English Oil Painting

$1,679.24
£1,240
€1,453.24
CA$2,315.74
A$2,601.63
CHF 1,359.36
MX$31,754.12
NOK 17,259.85
SEK 16,246.52
DKK 10,844.62

About the Item

The Army Officer *see notes below by Kathleen Emily Temple-Bird (British 1879 - 1962) oil painting on canvas , unframed canvas: 24 x 18 inches condition: very good, minor surface scuffs provenance: private collection, England Portrait of John Temple-Bird (the artists son) Educated at Westminster School, John joined the Royal Artillery in 1939, his career peaked as a Colonel and Garrison Commander in Shoeburyness, Essex in the mid 1960s. Kathleen Temple-Bird was an artist, teacher and believer in Women’s suffrage. Having been brought up in Ipswich, she trained at the Slade School of Art before travelling to France and Italy. She later travelled alone across Canada, becoming Head of Art at Havergal College, Toronto. She married in 1911 and settled in London, where she exhibited the majority of her paintings, but moved to St Ives in Cornwall for the duration of the Second World War.
  • Creator:
    Kathleen Emily Temple-Bird (British 1879 - 1962) (1879 - 1962, British, English)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 24 in (60.96 cm)Width: 18 in (45.72 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Cirencester, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU509316497162

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