[5 of 7]
Return to list

Artist Dorothy Mahoney: Study of cottage garden flowers, Borage, dianthus, geranium, violet and wild strawberry

Artist Dorothy Mahoney (1902-1984): Study of cottage garden flowers, Borage, dianthus, geranium, violet and wild strawberry

Hover over the painting to magnify (there may be an initial delay while the magnified image is loaded)
 
 SOLD

Dorothy Mahoney (1902-1984):
Study of cottage garden flowers, Borage, dianthus, geranium, violet and wild strawberry
Unmounted (ref: 2641)

Inscribed Lady's Slipper

Watercolour over pencil, 11 7/8 x 9 in. (30 x 23 cm.)

See all works by Dorothy Mahoney pencil watercolour flowers



Provenance: The Artist's Estate

Dorothy Mahoney (ne Bishop) entered the RCA School of Design in 1924 with Book Illustration as her principal subject.  From 1926-28 she took lettering and illumination as her principal subject under Edward Johnston, to whom, during this period, she became student-assistant.  Her subsidiary subjects were wood engraving, pottery, bookbinding and embroidery. 
In 1929 she was appointed Deputy Assistant to Edward Johnston, giving lectures, demonstrations, and classes in his absence.

A small selection of her work is on display at The British Museum