White Court Art

Description

A Lady By Candlelight
Fred LAURENT

Mixed Media

This is a visually atmospheric picture that was originally the cover illustration for the romantic novel Tregenna's Daughter. It is a typical representation of the genre and reflects the skill of Laurent both as an artist and an illustrator. He produced many of this type of picture but unfortunately most are now lost to us and it is rare to find an existing painting of such quality.


ARTIST INFORMATION

Fred Laurent was born in Brussels in 1922 and trained as an artist.At the start of WW2 he fled Belgium for England. After service in the British army, as a commando, he became a well established illustrator, principally for women’s magazines and romantic book covers. He was represented by top agents Grestock & Marsh who also acted for some of the UK's finest illustrators, including John Heseltine, Frank Haseler and Gerry Fancett.