Celia Frances Bedford

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.

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

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. Grant M. Waters (1975). Dictionary of British Artists Working 1900-1950. Eastbourne Fine Art.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  2. Frances Spalding (1990). 20th Century Painters and Sculptors. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN 1 85149 106 6.
  3. "Artist/ Maker: Celia Frances Bedford". Aberystwyth University. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  4. "French fisherwomen by Celia Frances Bedford". Victoria & Albert Museum. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  5. David Buckman (1989). Artists in Britain Since 1945. Art Dictionaries Ltd. ISBN 0953260909.
  6. "The Tea Shop (Drawing) by Celia Frances Bedford". Victoria & Albert Museum. Retrieved 29 January 2017.

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

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