Lovely vintage still of roses by Anna Hornby SOLD

Lovely vintage still of roses by Anna Hornby SOLDLovely still of roses by Anna Hornby Vintage Still Life of Roses by Anna Hornby'Christmas Roses' by Anna Hornby is an exquisite portrayal of delicate hellebores, known as Christmas roses, arranged in a timeless, classical composition. The painting captures the serene beauty of these blooms with soft, natural hues that evoke a sense of elegance and calmness. Hornby's meticulous attention to detail brings out the intricate textures and subtle variations

Lovely still of roses by Anna Hornby

Vintage Still Life of Roses by Anna Hornby'Christmas Roses' by Anna Hornby is an exquisite portrayal of delicate hellebores, known as Christmas roses, arranged in a timeless, classical composition. The painting captures the serene beauty of these blooms with soft, natural hues that evoke a sense of elegance and calmness. Hornby's meticulous attention to detail brings out the intricate textures and subtle variations in the petals, portraying a lifelike and almost tangible quality.

vintage still of roses by Anna Hornby is set against a gentle, understated background; the piece allows the flowers to take centre stage, drawing attention to their refined grace and symbolic significance of renewal and hope during the winter season. This artwork reflects Hornby’s mastery in capturing the quiet charm of floral still lifes, offering an intimate glimpse into the beauty of nature in a vintage and romantic style.

Floral still life. Ideal for both collectors and enthusiasts, this painting serves as a sophisticated addition to any space, adding a touch of classic artistry and seasonal warmth.

• Artist: Anna Hornby
• Title: Christmas Roses in a Lucie Rie Jug
• Medium: Oil on canvas
• Date: 1983
• Measurements: [Width 28 x Height 34cm]
• Condition:
  • Cleaned
  • Slight craquelure

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Biography - Floral still life

Anna Hornby was born on the 6th of April 1914 and was educated at the independent Westonbirt School, Gloucestershire. She went on to study art in Florence with landscape and flower painter Aubrey Waterfield in 1934, and later that year enrolled at the Byam Shaw School of Art in London, where she studied under Francis Ernest Jackson, graduating in 1940.

Anna was also a member of the Art Works Guild and was elected a member of the New English Art Club in 1971. She exhibited widely with no fewer than 13 pictures at the Royal Academy, Additionally, she exhibited at the Royal Society of Painters in Watercolours, the Royal Society of Portrait Painters and the Royal Society of British Artists.

Anna Hornby died in 1996, bequeathing paintings by Peter Greenham and Francis Ernest Jackson to the Ashmolean Museum of Art, Oxford. Many of her papers and letters, including correspondence with Alfred John Fairbank, are held in the national archives of the Bodleian Library, University of Oxford and the National Art Library, London.  Source the Lynda Cottongallery.

A similar version of this painting is in the Emery Walker House, Hammersmith https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/christmas-roses-178354

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