* Alixe Jean Shearer Armstrong [1894-1983] Roman

Sold for £120 at Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood on Apr 24, 2013.

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* Alixe Jean Shearer Armstrong [1894-1983] Roman Forum: signed, inscribed and dated 1959 on the reverse oil on board 22.5 x 62.5cm. *Provenance. Michael Snow, thence by family descent. *Biography. Alixe Jean Shearer Armstrong [1894-1983]. Born in Penge, London and studied at The Slade and Karlsruhe Gallery. Moved to Cornwall in 1921 and worked briefly with Stanhope Forbes. Originally influenced to paint in oils by Algernon Talmage and developed her own style in still life during the 1930s. Her style later developed into abstract under the influence of Ben Nicholson. Married in 1921 and moved to Carbis Bay, keeping studios at Porthmeor. Exhibited at the RA and RSA from 1926. Exhibited at Newlyn and taught art at Marazion

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