Fedden (Mary, 1915-2012). Still Life with Artichoke Flowers, 1963, oil on board, signed and dated lower right, with a label verso on stretcher inscribed in pen and ink ‘Mary Fedden / Still life with Artichoke’ and inscribed in chalk verso ‘Lot 133 / 16/7/81’, 77 x 54 cm (30 1/4 x 21 1/4 ins), in painted and gilded frame, 93 x 69.5 cm, together with a postcard from the artist relating to the painting, addressed and inscribed in blue biro pen to Michael Dawson, signed by Mary Fedden (Quantity: 1) Provenance: Collection Michael and Megan Dawson, with a postcard written by the artist, illustrating the artist’s gouache ‘Cats by the Sea’, addressed to the owner ‘Michael Dawson, 2 West View, Wells Rd., W. Yorkshire LS29 9JG: ‘Thank you so much for your letter & photograph. How very nice of you to write & tell me you still enjoy my painting so much. It is lovely to have fans & I’m delighted – yours sincerely Mary Fedden’ In spite of the diversity of Mary Fedden’s subject matter, still lifes remained her ‘real love’, and she returned to them repeatedly. She treated the subject of artichokes and artichoke flowers in a cluster of oil paintings executed during the 1950s and 1960s; for example Artichokes, 1957, oil on board, signed and dated, sold at Sotheby’s, London, 12 October, 1988, lot 233; Artichoke Flowers, signed and dated 1959, oil on board, sold at Sotheby’s, 25 May, 2011, lot 122; Still Life with Artichokes, signed and dated 1962, sold at Bonham’s, London, 25 March 2003, 2002, lot 82; and Still Life with Artichokes and Coffee Grinder, 1965, oil on canvas, signed and dated, sold at Sotheby’s, London, 1 December 1999, lot 62. The present still life stands out amongst them, as it combines the exuberant reds and pinks of the chequered cloth and sober browns of the artichoke flowers to rich effect. Fedden also combines both motifs in a Still Life of .... combines both the chequered cloth and artichoke flowers; and the chequered cloth reappears in The Chequered Cloth of 1976, oil on board, signed and dated, which sold at Bonham’s, London, 24 November 2021, lot 59.
Fedden (Mary, 1915-2012). Still Life with Artichoke Flowers, 1963, oil on board, signed and dated lower right, with a label verso on stretcher inscribed in pen and ink ‘Mary Fedden / Still life with Artichoke’ and inscribed in chalk verso ‘Lot 133 / 16/7/81’, 77 x 54 cm (30 1/4 x 21 1/4 ins), in painted and gilded frame, 93 x 69.5 cm, together with a postcard from the artist relating to the painting, addressed and inscribed in blue biro pen to Michael Dawson, signed by Mary Fedden (Quantity: 1) Provenance: Collection Michael and Megan Dawson, with a postcard written by the artist, illustrating the artist’s gouache ‘Cats by the Sea’, addressed to the owner ‘Michael Dawson, 2 West View, Wells Rd., W. Yorkshire LS29 9JG: ‘Thank you so much for your letter & photograph. How very nice of you to write & tell me you still enjoy my painting so much. It is lovely to have fans & I’m delighted – yours sincerely Mary Fedden’ In spite of the diversity of Mary Fedden’s subject matter, still lifes remained her ‘real love’, and she returned to them repeatedly. She treated the subject of artichokes and artichoke flowers in a cluster of oil paintings executed during the 1950s and 1960s; for example Artichokes, 1957, oil on board, signed and dated, sold at Sotheby’s, London, 12 October, 1988, lot 233; Artichoke Flowers, signed and dated 1959, oil on board, sold at Sotheby’s, 25 May, 2011, lot 122; Still Life with Artichokes, signed and dated 1962, sold at Bonham’s, London, 25 March 2003, 2002, lot 82; and Still Life with Artichokes and Coffee Grinder, 1965, oil on canvas, signed and dated, sold at Sotheby’s, London, 1 December 1999, lot 62. The present still life stands out amongst them, as it combines the exuberant reds and pinks of the chequered cloth and sober browns of the artichoke flowers to rich effect. Fedden also combines both motifs in a Still Life of .... combines both the chequered cloth and artichoke flowers; and the chequered cloth reappears in The Chequered Cloth of 1976, oil on board, signed and dated, which sold at Bonham’s, London, 24 November 2021, lot 59.
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