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(William) Bernard Adeney (1878-1966) Scene in South of France, c1930, Watercolour and Pencil

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Born in London Bernard Adeney began his art training in St John’s Wood when only nine, then studied at the Royal Academy Schools, 1892–7, Académie Julian, in Paris, 1897, Slade School of Fine Art in 1912, and Central School of Arts and Crafts for a year.

He took part in Roger Fry’s Second Post-Impressionist Exhibition in 1912, and was a founder-member of London Group the following year (he was subsequently president for a time).

During World War I served in the Tank Corps painting camouflage, then became an official war artist.

He married the painter Thérèse Lessore (who later married Walter Scikert) in 1909 and they were divorced in 1921. He then married artist Noël Gilford, a fellow Slade pupil.

He was a Founder-member of London Artists’ Association, 1925, having three years before held a joint exhibition with Keith Baynes at the Independent Gallery. From 1903 taught at the Central School, where he was head of the textile school, 1930–47.

This picture was exhibited and sold at the Bloomsbury Workshop in the exhibition ‘Bernard & Noel Adeney’.

Frame size: 41.5 x 36cm. Artwork size: 25 x 19cm

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