Born: 1902, Johannesburg

Died: 1985, Johannesburg

A painter of landscapes, snowscapes, interiors, still life, city scenes, figures, portraits, religious scenes and semi-abstract paintings. Worked in oil and watercolour. Designs for stained glass windows and tapestries. A number of series of paintings including from 1953 flight series; 1954-57 desert series; 1965 Namibia series.

Studies: Under Albert E Gyngell while at Rodean School for Girls, Johannesburg; 1925 briefly Westminster School of Art, under Frank Dobson (c.1886-1963) and Bernard Meninsky (1891-1950); 1926 drawing lessons under the sculptor Naoum Aronson in Paris; 1926-29 Academiè de la Grand Chaumière, Paris, under Georges Desvallières (1861-1950) and Francois Quelvèe (1884-1967); 1929-32 Ateliers de l’Art Sacrè, Paris, under Maurice Denis (1870-1943); 1932 briefly under Andrè Lhote; c.1934 Academiède la Grand Chaumière, Paris, under Othon Friesz (1879-1949); 1938 Acadèmie Ranson, Paris, under Roger Bissiere (1884-1964).

Award: 1971 Medal of Honour, SA Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns.

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