Still life master Cecil Kennedy (1905 - 1997) (150 works)

5 February 2013

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Category: Art and hand-drawn graphics, 0+

Cecil Kennedy (1905 - 1997) - English painter, master of still life, was born on February 4, 1905 in Leyton, into a large Victorian family of artists. Kennedy is one of the most famous representatives of the English modern school.

From 1950 to 1970, Kennedy's paintings were regularly exhibited at the Fine Art Society in London. The artist was awarded twice at the Paris Salon: in 1956 with a silver medal and in 1970 with a gold medal. Among the fans of Cecil Kennedy's work there were many famous and influential people: the Duke of Windsor, Lord Thompson, the Astor family. “When I see Cecil Kennedy’s paintings, I smell the flowers and hear the hum of the bees,” Queen Mary said about the artist’s work.

Cecil Kennedy is undoubtedly the best British artist to paint floral still lifes in the twentieth century. In his work, he often combined modern hybrid exotic flowers with traditional English flowers and herbs, with plants that were depicted on their canvases by the old masters. He knew a lot about flowers, and his use of white in many still lifes reflects trends in 20th-century gardening. Cecil Kennedy's paintings can be found all over the world - in royal, corporate and private collections.