Helen Edwards | |
|---|---|
| Born | Helen Sutton 18 February 1882 |
| Died | 18 January 1963 (aged 80) Three Legged Cross, Dorset |
| Nationality | British |
| Known for | Landscape painting |
| Spouse | George Herbert Edwards |
Helen Constance Pym Edwards née Sutton, (18 February 1882 – 1963) was a British landscape painter.
Biography
Edwards was born and educated in Eastbourne in Sussex. [1] Between 1906 and 1908 she studied art under Algernon Talmage at St Ives in Cornwall. [2] She took further art lessons with H Dawson Barkas during 1909 at Reading in Berkshire. [2] [1] During her artistic career Edwards mainly painted landscapes, working in oils, pastels and watercolours. [1] She exhibited with the Royal Society of British Artists, with the Portrait Society and the Society of Women Artists. [2] [1] In 1933 Edwards was elected a member of the British Watercolour Society. [2] Edwards lived for a long period at Parkstone in Dorset and regularly exhibited with local art societies throughout Hampshire and Dorset. [3] Several pastels by Edwards were reproduced by the Medici Society. [3]
References
- ^ a b c d Grant M. Waters (1975). Dictionary of British Artists Working 1900-1950. Eastbourne Fine Art.
- ^ a b c d Frances Spalding (1990). 20th Century Painters and Sculptors. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN 1-85149-106-6.
- ^ a b David Buckman (2006). Artists in Britain Since 1945 Vol 1, A to L. Art Dictionaries Ltd. ISBN 0-953260-95-X.