5th Jun, 2019 14:00

The British & International Pictures Auction

 
  Lot 428
 

BEACHED BOATS, A WATERCOLOUR BY JEKA KEMP

* JEKA KEMP (BRITISH 1876 - 1967),
BEACHED BOATS
watercolour on paper, signed
24.5cm x 30cm
Mounted, framed and under glass.
Note: Jeka Kemp was born in Bellahouston, Glasgow where she began her artistic training before continuing in London and later at the Academie Julian in Paris between the years 1903-4. Kemp had her first solo exhibition in Scotland around the year 1907, and is known to have exhibited at the Macindoe’s Gallery in Glasgow regularly between 1910 to 1914. Kemp lived in Paris at 49 Boulevard Montparnasse and in 1922 her "La Liseuse" was catalogued as painting number 1 in Le Salon D'Automne and for a prolonged period she was regularly exhibiting and socialising with many of the titans of European 20th century art. La Liseuse was sold again at John Nicholson's (Surrey) lot 422 31.10.2018 for £1600 and in 2006 "French Harbour Scene" a small watercolour was sold at Lyon & Turnbull (Edinburgh) for £1900 (lot 1, 26.05.2006) Kemp's reputation was recognised internationally, and her work was bought by the French Government on several occasions and this interest encouraged the artist to exhibit at the Marcel Bernheim in Paris and the Galerie de la Librairie de la Press in Nantes. Kemp also continued to exhibit in her native Scotland throughout her career. Her work is held in a number of eminent private collections across Europe.

 

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Sold for £480
Estimated at £500 - £800


 
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