Hilda Kidman "Midday Rest" Oil Painting

1900 - 1920

Sold by McTague of Harrogate

Description

Hilda Elizabeth Kidman (1891-1980) was a painter and illustrator, born near Hitchin, Hertfordshire. She was especially noted for her flower paintings, animal pictures and children, and won an Hon. Mention at the Paris Salon. Kidman studied at the Slade School of Fine Art under Henry Tonks, Philip Wilson Steer and Walter Westley Russell, Frank Calderon’s School of Animal Painting and St John’s Wood School of Art. Her pictures occasionally appeared on the covers of women’s magazines. Exhibited RA, RP, SWA and RSA. Lived in Hitchin.

"Midday Rest" is an oil painting on canvas measuring 18"x 22". It is signed lower left and is dated 1911.

An inscription on the back gives the title, date and other information including "Midday Rest, 1st picture of Hilda Kidman hung at Royal Academy".

Physical Dimensions

Height

60cm (23.62")

Width

70cm (27.56")

Depth

7cm (2.76")

Declaration

McTague of Harrogate has dated this piece to the 1910s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA973260

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Kidman studied at the Slade School of Fine Art under Henry Tonks, Philip Wilson Steer and Walter Westley Russell, Frank Calderon’s School of Animal Painting and St John’s Wood School of Art.

McTague of Harrogate

Her pictures occasionally appeared on the covers of women’s magazines. Exhibited RA, RP, SWA and RSA. Lived in Hitchin.