Dorothy A. Cadman
Dorothy A. Cadman | |
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 Dorothy Cadman self portrait | |
| Born | 1888 Twickenham, London, England |
| Died | 1918 Willesden, London, England |
| Known for | Painting |
Dorothy A. Cadman (1888–1918) was an English painter, who predominantly worked in oil and watercolour.
Life and work
[edit]Dorothy was born[1] in 1888 in Twickenham, to William Westlake Cadman and Annie Sarah Boheme Cave. She studied painting and drawing at the prestigious Slade School of Art between 1907 and 1909, taking lessons from Henry Tonks.[2] Her classmates and contemporaries at the Slade School during this period included Mark Gertler and Maxwell Gordon Lightfoot.[2] Between 1914 and 1916 Dorothy exhibited six paintings at the London Salon of the Allied Artists' Association which were shown in the dramatic setting of the Royal Albert Hall.[3] She died in 1918, in Willesden, London.[4] A small retrospective exhibition of her work was held at the Fairhurst Gallery, London, in October 1987.[5] [6] Her work is much sought after and has been sold at major art auction houses including Christie's and Sotheby's in London.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ 1911 England Census
- ^ a b Calendar: University of London 1909
- ^ Johnson, J. The Dictionary of British Artists 1880-1940
- ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
- ^ Wood, J. Hidden Talents: A Dictionary of Neglected Artists Working 1880-1950 (Jeremy Wood, 1994)
- ^ Three Ladies of Quality: an exhibition of Post-Impressionist oil paintings of the period 1900-40 : Louise Pickard, Dorothy Cadman, Lilian Brown
- ^ Comprehensive information about artists – ARTINFO Artists Archived May 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
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