Daphne Charlton

Daphne Charlton (née Gribble; 1909–1991) was a British artist.

Daphne Charlton
Self-portrait
Born
Daphne Gribble

1909
Near York, England
Died1991 (aged 81–82)
London, England
Alma materSlade School of Fine Art
Known forPainting

Biography

Charlton was born near York in the north of England and studied at the Slade School of Fine Art in London from 1927.[1] At the Slade she met her future husband, George Charlton, who was a teacher there and who she married in 1929.[2] The couple settled in Hampstead in north London and the area became a frequent subject of her paintings.[1] Among her fellow students at the Slade was Mary Adshead, who painted a notable portrait of Charlton in 1935.[2]

Beginning in 1939, Charlton had an affair with Stanley Spencer after the breakdown of his second marriage and she appeared in several of his paintings, including The Woolshop and the double portrait On the Tiger Rug.[3][4] Spencer painted several other portraits of Charlton, including the 1940 picture, now in the Tate, Daphne with her wearing a fashionable hat he bought for the sittings.[2][5][4] A second portrait of Charlton by Spencer from the following year is much less flamboyant.[6] One of Charlton's paintings of Spencer shows an unhappy individual resting against a pillow.[2] A exhibition of George Charlton's work at The Chambers Gallery in 2005 included several paintings by Daphne Charlton.[1] The Burgh House & Hampstead Museum in London holds several works by her.[7]

References
  1. David Buckman (2006). Artists in Britain Since 1945 Vol 1, A to L. Art Dictionaries Ltd. ISBN 0-953260-95-X.
  2. Lucy Meretto Peterson (2018). The Women Who Inspired London Art, The Avico Sisters and Other Models of the Early 20th Century. Pen & Sword Books. ISBN 9781526725257.
  3. Timothy Hyman and Patrick Wright, ed. (2001). Stanley Spencer. Tate Gallery Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-85437-377-3.
  4. Carolyn Leder (11 June 2017). "Stanley Spencer & Daphne Charlton: an artistic affair". Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  5. "Display caption: Daphne, Sir Stanley Spencer, 1940". Tate. 2004. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  6. Stanley Spencer 'Love, desire, Faith'. Abbot Hall Art Gallery / Lakeland Arts Trust. 2002. ISBN 1-902498-09-7.
  7. "Daphne Charlton". Burgh House & Hampstead Museum. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
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