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Portrait of Journalist James Blakeney by Charlotte Blakeney Ward
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Portrait of Journalist James Blakeney by Charlotte Blakeney Ward

1900 - 1920
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Edwardian portrait of journalist James Blakeney by Charlotte Blakeney Ward (her father). Ward (1873–1962) was an English artist, best known as a portrait painter. She worked in several media and genres, and is known to have exhibited between 1898 and 1939.

She was born in Eccles, Lancashire, the daughter of the subject James Blakeney, a journalist. She was educated privately at home, and later studied at the Royal College of Art. She also studied in Paris, and exhibited at the Paris Salon of 1900.

Her portrait subjects included the suffragist Mary Collin, the poet Robinson Jeffers, and several members of the nobility. Her work was exhibited at the Royal Academy.

In 1923 she became President of the Society of Women Artists, having been vice-president since 1917, and held the presidency until 1936.

A very fine pastel portrait 1907.

Physical Dimensions
Height
93cm (36.61")
Width
81cm (31.89")
Depth
7cm (2.76")
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The Collector Antiques has dated this Antique Gentleman Portrait Painting to the Edwardian era.

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SA799715
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210521_02
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Edwardian portrait of journalist James Blakeney by Charlotte Blakeney Ward (her father). Ward (1873–1962) was an English artist, best known as a portrait painter. She worked in several media and genres, and is known to have exhibited between 1898 and 1939.
fig 1. An antique close-up portrait painting of a balding, bearded gentleman with green eyes wearing a brown jacket.
fig 1. Portrait of Journalist James Blakeney by Charlotte Blakeney Ward

She was born in Eccles, Lancashire, the daughter of the subject James Blakeney, a journalist. She was educated privately at home, and later studied at the Royal College of Art. She also studied in Paris, and exhibited at the Paris Salon of 1900.

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Her portrait subjects included the suffragist Mary Collin, the poet Robinson Jeffers, and several members of the nobility.
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Her work was exhibited at the Royal Academy.

In 1923 she became President of the Society of Women Artists, having been vice-president since 1917, and held the presidency until 1936.

A very fine pastel portrait 1907.

Height
93cm (36.61")
Width
81cm (31.89")
Depth
7cm (2.76")
Date of Manufacture

The Collector Antiques has dated this Antique Gentleman Portrait Painting to the Edwardian era.

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SA799715
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Late Victorian and Edwardian portraiture often emphasised realistic character studies, fine brushwork, and psychological depth, capturing sitters in dignified poses with subdued colour palettes.

Artists typically used oil paints mixed with natural binding mediums applied to stretched cotton or linen canvas, wooden panels, or prepared artist boards.

Authentic pieces generally exhibit natural surface craquelure, period-appropriate canvas stretching methods or board stamps, artist signatures, and evidence of historic age on the frame or substrate.

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