SA's VERY OWN MASTER - MAUD SUMNER - FRAMED OIL ON BOARD - STILL LIFE ART - Signed
Born in 1902 and sadly passed in 1985, MAUD SUMNER is one of SA's most distinguished Painters and has achieved a high reputation outside her own country, especially in France and England. The fact that Maud Sumner has been an artist and a citizen of three countries largely accounts for the power, subtlety and originality of her work, both as a watercolor and as an oil painter.
MAUD FRANCES EYSTON SUMNER (1902–1985) was born in 1902 in Johannesburg South Africa. After completing her schooling at Roedean in Johannesburg she studied literature at OXFORD UNIVERSITY from 1922 to 1925. Sumner later studied painting at the Westminster School Of Art. Attracted to the French art scene, Sumner moved to Paris in 1926, where she studied for four years at the Academie de la Grande Chaumiere. She was part of the art movement called the Ataliers d'Art Sacre, she loved the new style of painting taught by the masters George Desvallieres and his co-founder Maurice Denis, where everyday scenes were permeated with religious undertones. Although she had been separated from the South African art world she was invited by Walter Battiss to exhibit with the New Group in 1938. She was awarded the Medal of Honourin November 1971, accompanied by a sensationally successful "semi-retrospective" exhibition at the SA Association of Arts Gallery in Pretoria. Sumner died in early January 1985 at her home in Melrose, Johannesburg.
Her work ranges in value from R2750 for a sketch to R291 667 for a Painting
http://www.southafricanartists.com/artists/maud-sumner-2203
http://www.johansborman.co.za/artist-biographies/sumner-maud/
This Painting Listed today is an AMAZING work of Still Life Art with a VIBRANT and BEAUTIFUL variety of Colors utilized by this HIGHLY talented and Professional Artist to Portray a RARE work of GRANDIOSE quality and SUPERB skill
The piece is Framed in a Solid wood Frame with a GORGEOUS material Inlay. The Frame is painted Gold and is VINTAGE as is the ART. Besides general age related wear on the frame (minor scuff marks which can be "touched up" easily) there are NO major issues. The frame is wired to be hung up and is in PERFECT condition. The ART is in PERFECT condition with NO damages at all
FRAME -- 50cm left to right..........40cm top to bottom..........4cm thick
ART -- 36.5cm left to right..........26.5cm top to bottom
This Art will be packaged with EXTREME care given to excessive padding, bubble wrap etc because although it has NO glass, its value dictates this with whichever postage option you may choose
Collection Possible. Postage method is Buyers Choice
SAPO R50 Postnet R99
This item may be combined with ANY other items up to 5kg for ONE standard postage fee
