1999
Watercolour on paper
h29 x w15cm (unframed)
h56.5 x w42.5cm (framed)

Signed and dated 1999 (lower left)

Provenance:
Richard Hagen Fine Paintings, Broadway, Worcestershire, 2001, where purchased by the present owner

Mary Fedden, OBE RA PPRWA (1915 – 2012) studied at the Slade School of Fine Arts after which she taught, painted portraits and created stage designs for Sadler’s Wells Theatre. After the second world war, Fedden developed her own style of flower paintings and still lifes, reminiscent of artists such as Matisse and Braque. Fedden’s subjects are often executed in a bold, expressive style with vivid, contrasting colours, although her work of 2005–6 uses a narrower tonal range. Fedden exhibited in one-person shows throughout the UK every year from 1947 until her death in 2012, a major exhibition of her work was held at the Royal West of England Academy in 1996. Her work can be found in numerous public and private collections such as the Chantrey Bequest for the Tate Gallery, HM the Queen’s Collection, HM the Queen for Windsor Castle, the Pallant House Gallery, Peterborough Museum and the Royal Academy in London.

Messums Estimate:
£3000 – £5000

Price inclusive of ARR