Radnorshire Fine Arts Ltd

Description

Ancestral Roses
Oil on canvas
Signed A. K. Browning (lower right)
Displayed in it's original frame with exhibition labels on reverse
Ehibited RA 1958, No.362


A.K.Browning was born at Bramingham Hall, Bedfordshire. Studied at the Royal College of Art under Gerald Moira, gaining scholarship to continue without paying. In 1904 she met a new student, Sylvia Pankhurst. Sylvia's mother, Emmeline, was the leader of the movement for women's suffrage, and her sister Christabel, was her right hand. Sylvia did a lot of work for the movement, drawing Amy Browning along with her as the suffrage movement became increasingly militant. Then she studied in Paris. Exhibited at the Salon in Paris, where she won gold and silver medals the French Government bought two works for their Luxembourg Collection. Amy exhibited flower paintings at the Fine Art Society in 1925 and also showed at RA from 1906-1970, NEAC, NS, ROI and extensively abroad. Her work is included in many British provincial collections, including Manchester, Southampton and Glasgow. A retrospective exhibition was held at Christchurch Mansion, Ipswich in 1995.

There is a very useful book about Browning and her work, with excellent illustrations Joanna Dunham's Amy K. Browning An Impressionist in the Women's Movement.

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CONDITION AND PRESENTATION
In our description, if a picture is shown to be framed then the frame will be included with the sale of the picture. Unless stated otherwise all unframed watercolours, drawings and prints have been mounted onto acid-free conservation board using either Japanese hinging paper or reversible wheat starch past. Unframed and mounted pictures are then wrapped in clear polyester film to protect both the picture and the mount. All conservation work has been carried out by accredited conservators.