Alice Mary Burton (1893-1968)
| Artist Name | Alice Mary Burton (1893-1968) |
|---|---|
| Title | Portrait of a Woman at a Window |
| Description | This captivating British female portrait oil painting is by noted exhibited and listed female artist Alice Mary Burton. Painted circa 1955, the painting is a three quarter length portrait of a woman gazing out of a window. She is dressed in a pale yellow jumper and black skirt, her hand on her hip. She has dark hair in a bob and she is gazing downwards out of the window. The window is netted and behind her a very colourful curtain. Is she watching someone leaving or arriving or simply watching the world go by or lost in her own thoughts? This is a gorgeous painting with a stunning range of colours and textures and one of our favourites. The brushwork is superb. The soft focus is just beautiful. The painting is by a British listed female artist whose works have sold to the House of Lords and a lovely example of a fifties portrait oil painting. Signed verso on overlap. |
| Provenance | Midlands estate. Family estate. |
| Medium | Oil on Canvas |
| Size | 28 x 36 inches |
| Frame | Housed in a fine gallery frame, 42 inches by 36 inches, in good condition. |
| Condition | Good condition. |
| Biography | Alice Mary Burton (1893-1968) was born on September 21st 1893 in Nogent-sur-Oise in France. She studied art at the Byam Shaw and Vicat Cole School of Art and at the Regent Street Polytechnic School (Bronze and Silver Medals). She was a portrait and figure painter, although she did produce a few landscapes. She was elected a full Member of the Royal Society of British Artists in 1932. She lived in North Wales (1913), Royal Tunbridge Wells and London (1921). Exhibited: Cooling Galleries 8, Glasgow Institutue 1, Walker Gallery Liverpool 2, Royal Academy 8, Royal Institute 12, Royal Society of British Artists 52 and Royal Society of Portrait Painters. |
| Price | £6550 |
