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James Ardern Grant "YOUNG GIRL PORTRAIT" ETCHING

Sold for $45 at Bradford's on Jul 24, 2022.

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James Ardern Grant (1885 - 1973) "Young Girl Portrait" Etching. Grant was born in Liverpool and studied at the Liverpool School of Art and the Académie Julian in Paris before returning to England. Grant was a member of the Sandon Studios in Liverpool and did some teaching at the Liverpool School of Art, but moved to London after his marriage in 1913. In London, Grant became vice-principal of the Central School of Arts and Crafts. In 1932 Grant was elected a Fellow of Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers and was a member, and later president, of the Pastel Society. In April 1944, during the Second World War, Grant had a single portrait commission approved by the War Artists' Advisory Committee. [2] Grant's portraits of Alexander Fleming and Lamorne Birch are in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery, London. [3] Throughout his career Grant exhibited extensively at the Royal Academy, Chenil Gallery, the New English Art Club, the Royal Society of Arts and has works in the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool and the Whitworth Art Gallery in Manchester. Artist: James Ardern Grant Title: "Young Girl Portrait" Medium: Etching Circa/Year: 1935 Signature Type: Pencil Signature Location: Lower Right Site Measurement: 7.5in x 5.75in Keywords: Portrait Artwork, Art; Ref: BD2021

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