Mildred Bendall French, 1891-1977
Mildred Bendall Estate Inventory Number 1053
Bendall's expressive flower paintings featured in the Galerie de Paris alongside the works of Kees Van Dongen and Raoul Dufy. Having refused an offer of marriage from Paul Matisse, Bendall returned to Bordeaux where she arranged to exhibit the work of her Fauvist friends as part of an initiative to rejuvenate the conservative Bordeaux art scene. Bendall was a revered member of various avant-garde groups and was a founding member of The Société des Artistes Indépendants and Le Studio groups, the first to offer life drawing and painting classes in Bordeaux.
Whitford Fine Art has represented the Bendall Estate since 1987.
Provenance
The Estate of the Artist.
Exhibitions
2008, The Painting of Mildred Bendall: The Joy of Colour in Life and Nature, Retrospective Exhibition, Partridge Fine Art, London.
Literature
The Painting of Mildred Bendall: The Joy of Colour in Life and Nature, Retrospective Exhibition, exhibition catalogue with introduction by A.J. Fermon, Partridge Fine Art, London, 2008.