Trees Reflected in Glass

Mary Potter (1900 - 1981)

Mixed media on canvas

1972

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  • About the work
    Location
    Country: Nigeria
    City: Lagos
    Place: British Embassy
  • About the artist
    Born in Beckenham, Kent, Mary Potter studied at the local art school. She studied at the Slade School of Art (1918–20) and exhibited with the 7 and 5 Society. Having painted portraits, after 1924, she focused on still life and landscapes. Living in Chiswick in the 1930s, she raised her family and had solo exhibitions. She briefly left London during the War. In 1951, Potter moved to Aldeburgh, Suffolk, and met musicians, Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears. A retrospective was held in London (Whitechapel, 1964) followed by other solo and group shows. Potter’s 80th birthday was celebrated with a Tate exhibition (1980) and a Serpentine Gallery exhibition (1981). She won a John Moores Liverpool Exhibition prize shortly before her death in 1981.
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    Subjects
    abstract, tree
    Materials & Techniques
    mixed media (art material), canvas, mixed media (art object)
  • Details
    Artist
    Mary Potter (1900 - 1981)
    Title
    Trees Reflected in Glass
    Date
    1972
    Medium
    Mixed media on canvas
    Dimensions
    height: 101.80 cm, width: 128.00 cm
    Acquisition
    Purchased from the New Art Centre, February 1973
    Inscription
    verso: Potter
    GAC number
    10026