Kathleen Browne (1905 – 14 May 2007) was a New Zealand-born artist and teacher who established her artistic career in the United Kingdom.
Kathleen Browne | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1905 Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Died | 14 May 2007 (aged 101–102) Hampstead, London |
| Education | |
| Known for | Painting |
| Spouse | Marian Kratochwil |
Biography
editBrowne was born in Christchurch in New Zealand and studied at the Canterbury College School of Art between 1920 and 1924.[1] Browne taught in New Zealand before, in 1931, moving to England where she trained at the Chelsea School of Art during 1932 and 1933 and then at the Royal College of Art in 1934.[2] In 1947 she won a bronze medal at the Paris Salon.[1] Browne taught art at various school and colleges until 1949 when she established her own school with her future husband the artist Marian Kratochwil, (1906-1997), in Chelsea.[3] In 1950 she was part of a three-artist exhibition at the Prince Galitzine Gallery.[1] She retired from teaching in 1979 to focus on her own painting, particularly of portraits.[1] She and her husband shared a retrospective exhibition at the Polish Cultural Institute in 1994. She was a member of the Senefelder Club of lithographers and printmakers and the Graphic Arts Society.[1] She was also a member of the Women's International Art Club and regularly exhibited with the Royal Academy, the Royal Scottish Academy and the Royal Society of British Artists.[4] The British Museum holds a number of prints and drawings by Browne.[5] The National Portrait Gallery in London has her portrait of Arnold Dolmetsch in its collection.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e David Buckman (2006). Artists in Britain Since 1945 Vol 1, A to L. Art Dictionaries Ltd. ISBN 0-953260-95-X.
- ^ Grant M. Waters (1975). Dictionary of British Artists Working 1900–1950. Eastbourne Fine Art.
- ^ Dan Carrier (31 May 2007). "Artist famed for sympathetic portraits". Camden New Journal. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ^ Frances Spalding (1990). 20th Century Painters and Sculptors. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN 1-85149-106-6.
- ^ "Collection search: Kathleen Browne". British Museum. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ^ "Kathleen Browne". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 29 July 2018.