‡Mary Fedden OBE

‡Mary Fedden OBE, RA, RWA (1915-2012)

A birthday card depicting the grounds at Woolland House, Dorset, home of Dame Elisabeth Frink RA (1930-1993)

Signed and dated Fedden 1990 (lower right), and inscribed Happy Birthday, dear Lis -/Lots of love/Moose x/Woolland- (to inside leaf)

Gouache

11 x 26.1cm

Unframed

Provenance:

Given by the artist to Dame Elisabeth Frink, 1990

Elisabeth Frink moved to Woolland House in 1976 and lived there until her death. Mary Fedden and Julian Trevelyan were close friends of Frink, and frequent visitors to Woolland. In her dedication of this birthday card, Fedden refers to herself as Moose, a nickname given to her by Trevelyan.