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ANTIQUE #SA1047397

A Reclining Nude By A * C * D Houston. Oil On Canvas

Status: This item has been sold
Sold by: Kendall House Antiques Ltd.

Signed with initials and dated 1951, oil on canvas
 
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Aubrey Claud Davidson-Houston
 
Painter and draughtsman, born in Dublin Ireland 1906 (died 1995) into a military family. He attended Royal Military College, Sandhurst, and was a regular soldier for 23 years, always interested in art. While a prisoner of war in Germany for five years made drawings of 600 fellow-prisoners. Upon retirement in 1949 Davidson-Houston studied at Slade School of Fine Art with William Coldstream for three years. Attended St Martin’s School of Art part-time and worked for a time with Sir Gerald Kelly. Davidson-Houston was noted as a portrait painter, exhibiting at RP, NS, RCamA, RSA and at Paris Salon. Had a solo show at Walker’s Galleries. HRH The Duke of Edinburgh was among his subjects and his works are held by several members of the royal family. Lived in Esher, Surrey, with a studio in London.
 
 
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Antique SA1047397 shown on this page was made in 1950. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was created:
1950
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CONTACT DETAILS OF SELLER:
KENDALL HOUSE ANTIQUES LTD. PROFILE PHOTO WHICH LINKS TO DEALER PAGE
Kendall House Antiques Ltd.
Kendall House Antiques a traditional shop in the North Cotswold’s Market town of Chipping Campden.
Gloucestershire
United Kingdom
Tel: 07880 602715
STATUS
THIS ITEM HAS BEEN SOLD