Mildred Bendall French, 1891-1977
Sea Forms, c. 1950
Oil on canvas
50 x 62 cm
Signed lower right
Signed with studio stamp verso
Mildred Bendall Estate Inventory Number 1462
Signed with studio stamp verso
Mildred Bendall Estate Inventory Number 1462
After significant success with her 'fauve' flower paintings, Bendall pursued abstraction. Stimulated by her interest in oceanography, she made the small creatures of the sea the subject of these abstract...
After significant success with her 'fauve' flower paintings, Bendall pursued abstraction. Stimulated by her interest in oceanography, she made the small creatures of the sea the subject of these abstract compositions.
The gallery has represented the Bendall Estate since 1987. MUSEUMS:
Musée d'Art Moderne de la ville de Paris, Paris
Musée des Beaux-Arts, Bordeaux
Musée National d'Art Moderne, Paris
The gallery has represented the Bendall Estate since 1987. MUSEUMS:
Musée d'Art Moderne de la ville de Paris, Paris
Musée des Beaux-Arts, Bordeaux
Musée National d'Art Moderne, Paris
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
2021, BENDALL / BERNÈDE: A Story of Painting in Bordeaux, Whitford Fine Art, LondonLiterature
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
BENDALL / BERNEDE: A Story of Painting in Bordeaux, exhibition catalogue with introduction by A.J. Fermon, Whitford Fine Art, London, 2021, cat. no. 11, ill.