Bidspirit auction | Mary Fedden Blue Still Life

Mary Fedden Blue Still Life Painting 1966 - Mary Fedden (British, 1915-2012). Oil on canvas still life painting depicting a jug, a sugar bowl, a creamer, and a plate with eggs, 1966. Signed and dated along the lower left. Lot Essay: Mary Fedden was a celebrated British artist, renowned for her vibrant and imaginative still-life paintings and landscapes. Born in Bristol, England, she displayed an early passion for art, studying at the Slade School of Fine Art in London from 1932 to 1936. Her career spanned over seven decades, during which she developed a distinct style characterized by bold colors, simplified forms, and whimsical compositions that balanced both realism and abstraction. Fedden's work was heavily influenced by artists such as Henri Matisse and her contemporary, Ben Nicholson. She often incorporated everyday objects - flowers, fruits, and domestic items - into her work, imbuing them with a sense of warmth and nostalgia. Her art resonated with audiences for its ability to evoke joy and reflection, blending a keen sense of design with poetic subject matter. Throughout her career, Fedden taught at various institutions, most notably as the first female tutor at the Royal College of Art, where she influenced a new generation of artists, including David Hockney. Mary Fedden was married to the artist Julian Trevelyan, and the couple shared a studio in London until Trevelyan's death in 1988. Fedden continued to paint prolifically into her later years, leaving behind a rich body of work. Her legacy is celebrated through numerous exhibitions and collections, securing her reputation as one of Britain's most beloved modern painters. Sight; height: 21 1/2 in x width: 25 1/2 in. Framed; height: 27 in x width: 30 3/4 in x depth: 2 1/2 in. Condition: There are no major visible losses. There is craquelure throughout. Small accretions throughout that fluoresce under UV light. Verso is painted over. Housed under a linen mat. The frame shows some wear, including minute chips in the gilt. It has not been inspected out of the frame.