Portrait of Evelyn Ashenden
Oil portrait by Edward James Ashenden, depicting Evelyn Ashenden, 1936.
The oil painting depicts a woman from the shoulders up, with her medium length brown hair lose and wavy. She wears a yellow garment with a wide collar or lapel. The background features muted shades of brown and black, contrasting with the brighter yellow clothing. There is a signature at the bottom right reads “E.J.ASHENDEN"
Oil on canvas
Production Information
(Watercolour painter, designer, model-maker and decorative artist. Born at Wandsworth Common, London, he studied at Putney School of Art just prior to World War I, then again 1919–22. Ashenden’s designing and model-making skills were employed widely, including the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum and the Century of Progress Exhibition, in Chicago. During World War II he was a camouflage officer with the Air Ministry. Exhibited RA, RI and in the provinces. Lived in London. Text source: 'Artists in Britain Since 1945' by David Buckman (Art Dictionaries Ltd, part of Sansom & Company)) Ashenden, Edward James
20th Century (01/01/1900 - 31/12/1999)
painted - 1936 (31/05/2024 - 31/05/2024)
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