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Anne Newland
(1913 - 1997)
The Legend of Ceres, c. 1938-39
Anne Newland (1913 - 1997)
£550
Pencil on paper, 6 1/4 x 7 in. (16 x 17.5 cm.)
Size:
Height – 16cm
Width – 17.5cm
1 in stock
This is a study for The Legend of Ceres which Newland was working in
on the late 1940’s, having gained a Rome/ Abbey Major Scholarship a
decade earlier which allowed her to complete a course of study at The
British School in Rome. Prior to that she had trained at the Byam Shaw
School, (1936-39, under Ernest Jackson). During World War II she was
involved in camouflage, then taught in Scotland. She signed her work,
which was mainly large, decorative canvases. A.N. She was influenced
especially by the work of Andrea Mantegna. She showed at the RA, RSA
and elsewhere.
Painter in oil and teacher, born in Wiltshire. She studied at Byam Shaw School, 1936-8, under Ernest Jackson, in 1938 gaining an Edwin Abbey Major Scholarship.
