£875
William S Taylor:
Audrey putting on gloves, '42
Unmounted (ref: 8884)
Squared, signed, dated, inscribed 'Audrey'
Pen and ink, wash
image size 13 x 9 in. (33 x 22.8 cm)
Tags: William S Taylor ink pen and ink wash portraits women
Provenance: The Artist's Estate; Private collection
The model is the artist's wife Audrey Wallis, (1919-1997).
Wallis was a sculptor and painter, was born in Whitchurch, Devon. She attended Leicester College of Art, 1936-40 and then won a scholarship to the RCA 1940-43. She was awarded a silver medal and a distinction for her work there and spent the next five years teaching art in York and Rotherham. She taught at Sheffield College of Art from 1948-80.
Audrey combing her hair, 1943 (Private Collection)
Literature; W.S. Taylor, by John Basford, Northernd Creative Print Solutions, 2012, page 21.
