Fairlie Harmar (1876-1945)
| Artist Name | Fairlie Harmar (1876-1945) |
|---|---|
| Title | Still Life of Flowers in Jugs on a Table |
| Description | This lovely British Post Impressionist 1930's still life floral oil painting is by Slade School female artist Fairlie Harmar. She later married Ernest Pomeroy, 7th Viscount of Haberton and became Vicountess Haberton. Her love of painting was such that, when she attended the Coronation in 1937, she smuggled in drawing paper to make sketches for a painting that was later in the Royal Collection. This lovely composition, painted circa 1935 is a still life of flowers in three jugs on a table by a window. The colours are vivid with great impasto and bold brushwork. This is a charming example of a 1930's Slade School artist's still life and an excellent example of Harmar's work. Inscribed verso. |
| Provenance | Dorset estate. |
| Medium | Oil on Canvas |
| Size | 24 x 20 inches |
| Frame | Housed in the original ornate frame. Framed size is 31 inches by 27 inches and in good condition. |
| Condition | Good condition. |
| Biography | Fairlie Harmar, Viscountess Harberton (1876–1945) was an English painter of florals, landscapes and portraits. She was born in Weymouth, Dorset, and studied at the Slade School of Fine Art. Lady Harberton was married to Ernest Pomeroy, 7th Viscount Harberton. As a Viscountess, she attended the 1937 Coronation, she smuggled in drawing paper to make sketches for a painting that was later in the Royal Collection. Whilst reviewing Lady Harberton's work in 1918, Ezra Pound thought she was a man, writing Mr. F. Harmer has put good work into it. She exhibited over 30 paintings at the Royal Academy under her maiden name between 1929-1944, the year before she died, aged sixty nine. |
| Price | £6000 |
