Lots 272-352 just came in from a consignment.These items be sold to the highest bidder.We will be putting them on thru tomorrow. English Modernist Artist Eve Disher Listed, Plant Forms, gouache, 20 1/2" x 18 1/2"/ 34 x 32" framed.
Disher was born in London and studied at the Hornsey School of Art.[1] During World War One, Disher worked for the London Fire Brigade.[1] In her early twenties she married the theatre critic and author Maurice Willson Disher and thru him became friendly with members of the Bloomsbury Group, in particular Duncan Grant.[1][2] During this time Disher shared a studio with the artist Vera Cuningham , who was a great influence on her artistic style.[1][2] Disher travelled widely and spent periods living in both South Africa and Jamaica.[1] In Britain she exhibited with the Society of Women Artists, the Women's International Art Club and at the Mattheisen Gallery.[1] Foyles Art Gallery hosted a solo exhibition of her work in 1987.[2] Known for her portraits, often in gouache, the National Portrait Gallery in London holds Disher's 1936 portrait of J. B. S. Haldane.[3]

18.5 x 20.5 in