Susan Paine - 2003 Watercolour, A Delicious Display

Description: Click an Image to See it Full-size Details Payment Shipping Terms of Sale View in Room Description A mouth watering still life in a charmingly naive style, showing an array of tasty fruits. The artist has signed and dated to the lower right. On heavy wove. Condition In fine condition.Collection Information Sulis Fine Art is proud to present this varied and emotive collection of works by the artist Susan Paine. This collection is full of many different types of media, including oils, collage, pastel and prints. The artworks have been acquired directly from the artist studio through the artist's family, giving the artworks the best possible provenance.Biography Susan Emily Challoner was born in Manchester in 1928. In 1951 she married Cyril John Paine. By the 1960s John and Susan had become one of the ‘It Couples’ of bohemian Soho; beautiful, exciting, and unconventional. They moved in artistic, musical and drinking circles and had huge parties in their Paddington flat until well into their eighties, with live jazz and a cadre of fellow Bohemians – actors, musicians and artists. John frequented the French Pub in Soho and the Colony Room, an out of hours Soho drinking club, where he propped up the bar with iconic artists including Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud. Other close friends included Susan’s best friend Jean Muir, the fashion designer, and the Indian painter FN Souza.Susan often worked by creating a collage and developing it into different versions, experimenting with different secondary media. Susan tended to build up planes of colour, often over painting previous versions before eventually arriving at a harmonious whole. Recurring themes include dancing, sexual power games, tree huggers and the Thalidomide tragedy. Favourite characters include Antony and Cleopatra, Achilles, Madame Butterfly, Carmen and Emma Bovary. Susan’s choice of couples and particularly women, reflect her interest in power imbalances and victimhood. Some of her larger more complex works seem autobiographical, sometimes reflecting her progression from one state to another. Susan sometimes used dance as a visual portrayal of sexual energy throughout history, and her work includes depictions of dance from many cultures – Spanish flamenco, Indian and Russian folk dancing, Japanese ritual dancing, resulting from her long-standing interest in representing kinetic energy.In later life Susan obtained the formal education she felt she had missed, attending several art courses including a two-year course at the City Lit from which she graduated with a group exhibition in 2000. More impressive still, Susan enrolled at the Open University, and in 2002, aged 74, proudly graduated with a degree in History of Art. Susan’s last solo exhibition was at the Book Club in Soho in 2013, and included Dancing Lessons, one of several paintings exhibited at RA Summer Exhibitions.John died in February 2018. By then Susan had sadly become almost totally blind, and she was suffering from advanced Alzheimer's. After John’s death she could no longer manage in the flat, so reluctantly agreed to be moved to a Care Home in north London. Eight of her favourite pictures – including Dancing Lessons – are in her room there. You can view our full collection of these here. Details Size: 43.2 x 32.3cm (17" x 12.7")Sheet: 46.3 x 35.2cm (18.2" x 13.9") Product Code: qw198 Framed: No--> Includes a Certificate of Authenticity We accept payment via Paypal, credit or debit card. All our artworks are packaged to a very high standard, using protective cellophane wallets, hardboard backing, and bubble wrap. Framed pictures are packed into custom made cartons. Some works on paper are shipped in extra-thick postage tubes when this is the safest method of transport. We offer a 30-day money back no quibble guarantee Every item comes with a certificate of authenticity providing a lifetime money-back guarantee of the accuracy of our description Need to know All of our items come with a Certificate of Authenticity About Sulis Fine Art Your browser does not support the video tag. Sulis Fine Art traces its origins back four generations. Benjamin Diamond opened a picture framing factory in Midtown Manhattan in the early 20th century. Originally known as Royal Art, the business worked closely with artists and museum institutions, developing a reputation for creating fine frames. Royal Art passed through the family and eventually evolved into Sulis, now run by Benjamin's grandson Bill, and his son Dan. Based in the South West of England, we source art from across the British Isles and ship worldwide. We handpick all our stock and we've grown into a ten-strong team of art historians, photographers, restorers, studio technicians and despatchers. We relocated to our Corsham studio in early 2020, leaving behind our small garden workshops in Bradford-on-Avon that had been our base for several successful years. Now located on the edge of the Cotswolds, our current home allows the team to work alongside our large catalogue of artworks, allowing us to provide you with fast global shipping and top-notch customer service. We are always striving to connect people with the art they love. Each week we add new artworks to our extensive catalogue, across all styles, subjects, colours and periods. At the heart of Sulis, we rescue and restore lost and forgotten works, giving you the opportunity to find unique pieces and discover art in a new and different way. View All Artworks View More -->

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Location: Bradford-on-Avon

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