Dedham Church
Dedham from the Hall
The 2008 Auction at St John's Seven Kings will include several paintings by the artist Barbara Crooks. Background information supplied with these paintings is as follows:
"Barbara Crooks (1904 - 1997) took up painting at the age of sixty, following the accident suffered by Diana her daughter. Although always keen on art when she was young, she was not allowed to follow it as a career. But her considerable skill found expression much later. The works included in this auction were achieved in the forty years until her death in 1997.She exhibited with the Federation of British Artists in the various exhibitions mounted with the R.O.I., N.S., S.W.A., and N.E.A.C. at the Mall Galleries, the 1973 Paris Salon, and the Campton, Windsor. She twice exhibited in the Laing Competition at the Mall, had five paintings exhibited in the 'Salon des Nations' at the National Centre of Contemporary Art, Paris, and also the Chenil Gallery, Chelsea.
In 1974 she was accepted as a member of the National Society of Painters, Sculptors and Printmakers. At that time Thames Television visited her home to film a programme about painting in later life. This was a high point for her.
Four "D's" at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition were an encouragement in the ambition she pursued. The years 1988 and 1992 saw two exhibitions at St John's Smith Square; one shared with a friend, the other solo. Painting was always a great joy for Barbara and so she often sat at her easel with a smile on her face. Other artists would, no doubt, understand this."
Paintings by Barbara Crooks to be auctioned include: Sunken Garden; Cartmel Fell; Dedham Church; Dedham from the Hall; and Near Skelwith Brige.
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Brian Kennedy - Life, Love & Happiness.
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