Margaret Thomas (British 1916-2016) Modernist still life with fruits

Modernist still life with fruits ( original artist’s title : Christmas fruit) was executed in 1940s by very good listed British female painter Margaret Thomas (1916 – 2016). This work was exhibited by famous Leicester Galleries in London in April 1949.

The artist is remembered in particular for her still lifes and her flower paintings which received considerable acclaim, and are in numerous UK public collections.

Thomas showed in countless group exhibitions including: the New English Art Club; Royal Society of British Artists; Royal West of England Academy; Royal Scottish Academy; Women’s International Art Club; Scottish Society of Women Artists; and, Aldeburgh 100. Thomas was a stalwart of the Women’s International Art Club.

Thomas worked in London for many years and also maintained a second studio in Edinburgh from 1956. In 1984 she moved to a converted watermill in Ellingham, near Bungay in Suffolk. She died just before her 100th birthday on March 27, 2016.

Awards
1971: De Lazlo Medal, Royal Society of British Artists
1981: Hunting Group Award, Oil Painting of the Year for The Rembrandt Drawing[17]
1996: De Lazlo Medal, Royal Society of British Artists

Collections
Her works are included in many UK public and private collections.

Literature: on-line Wikipedia in English.

Inscription: signed with monogram lower left; on the back of the stretcher – exhibition labels of Leicester Gallerie, London, one of them – label of personally exhibition of works by Margaret Thomas, dated April 1949.

Technique: oil on canvas. Original period frame.

Measurements: unframed w 12 1/4″ x h 10 1/4” (31 x 26 cm); framed 19 1/4″ x 17″ (49 x 43 cm).

Condition: painting is in good condition.