Celia Frances Bedford

Celia Frances Bedford
Born11 February 1904
Kensington, London
Died23 February 1959(1959-02-23) (aged 55)
NationalityBritish
Known forPortrait painting

Celia Frances Bedford (11 February 1904 – 23 February 1959) was a British artist, notable for her portrait and figure paintings plus her work as a lithographer.

Biography

Bedford was born in Kensington in west London into an artistic family, her father being the illustrator Francis Donkin Bedford.[1] She studied at the Chelsea School of Art during 1931 and 1932.[2] As well as individual portraits, Bedford often depicted groups of people relaxing in cafes and restaurants.[3] She specialised in lithography and was an artist member of the Senefelder Club.[3][4] Bedford had solo exhibitions at the Twenty-One Gallery and the Leicester Galleries in London.[2][5] She exhibited on a regular basis at the Royal Academy, the Royal Society of British Artists, the Society of Women Artists.[1] She was also a member of the Women's International Art Club and in 1955 was elected a member of the New English Art Club.[1]

Works by Bedford are held by Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, the Atkinson Art Gallery and Library in Southport and Leamington Spa Art Gallery.[5] The Victoria & Albert Museum also has examples.[6][4] In 1960 a memorial exhibition for Bedford was held at Walker's Galleries in London.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Grant M. Waters (1975). Dictionary of British Artists Working 1900-1950. Eastbourne Fine Art.
  2. ^ a b c Frances Spalding (1990). 20th Century Painters and Sculptors. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN 1-85149-106-6.
  3. ^ a b "Artist/ Maker: Celia Frances Bedford". Aberystwyth University. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  4. ^ a b "French fisherwomen by Celia Frances Bedford". Victoria & Albert Museum. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  5. ^ a b David Buckman (1989). Artists in Britain Since 1945. Art Dictionaries Ltd. ISBN 0-9532609-0-9.
  6. ^ "The Tea Shop (Drawing) by Celia Frances Bedford". Victoria & Albert Museum. Retrieved 29 January 2017.

2 artworks by or after Celia Frances Bedford at the Art UK site