Freda Marston

Freda Marston
Born(1895-10-22)22 October 1895
Hampstead, England
Died27 March 1949(1949-03-27) (aged 53)
Hilterfingen, Switzerland
NationalityBritish
Known forPainting
SpouseReginald St Clair Marston

Freda Marston (1895-1949) was a British painter and printmaker.[1]

Biography

Marston née Clulow was born on 22 October 1895 at Hampstead in north London.[2] Between 1916 and 1920, she studied at the Regent Street Polytechnic School of Art where she was taught by Harry Watson and Terrick Williams.[3] Marston exhibited at the Royal Academy in London, with the Royal Society of British Artists and the Fine Art Society.[3] She was married to the painter Reginald St Clair Marston and lived for a time at Robertsbridge in Surrey.[3] She was commissioned by London, Midland and Scottish Railway and British Railways to produce carriage prints and examples of her work are held in public collections in Eastbourne and Stoke-on-Trent.[2][3] Marston died on 27 March 1949.[2]

  • Coastal landscape
    Coastal landscape
  • Lastingham
    Lastingham
  • Mountainous landscape
    Mountainous landscape

References

  1. ^ "Freda Marston". AskArt. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d David Buckman (2006). Artists in Britain Since 1945 Vol 2, M to Z. Art Dictionaries Ltd. ISBN 0 953260 95 X.