Saturday 6 July 2013

The Burleighs - the distaff side.

The current exhibition  "Women Artists" in Brighton Museum Fine Art Gallery includes two paintings from the Burleigh family of 7 Wilbury Crescent, Hove.

'Washerwomen' by Averil (Mrs.) Burleigh

'Self-portrait with artist's parents' by Veronica Burleigh

7 Wilbury Crescent
They were truly local artists. Charles went to the Brighton School of Art, and apart from a period in Paris studying under Jacques-Emile Blanche, lived at 7 Wilbury Crescent for over 50 years until his death in 1956. Averil his wife had died in 1949. Veronica was still occupying no.7 up until 1966.

2 comments:

  1. Those are terrific...and the clue at no 7 is the artists lights in the roof...

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  2. On Google Earth you can see that the rear roof slope is also glazed, :)

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