JOSSELIN BODLEY UNTITLED ABSTRACT OIL ON BOARD
Code: 10185
Dimensions:
W: 38cm (15")D: 3cm (1.2")L: 58cm (22.8")
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JOSSELIN BODLEY (1893-1975), UNTITLED OIL ON BOARD, ORIGINAL FRAME, SIGNED. MODERN BRITISH ARTIST BODLEY, EMERGED FROM A PRESTIGIOUS FAMILY, THE SON OF HISTORIAN JEC BODLEY A FRIEND OF OSCAR WILDES AT OXFORD. ETON EDUCATED BEFORE LEAVING FOR PARIS TO PURSUE HIS CAREER AS AN ARTIST THAT WAS CUT SHORT BY THE OUTBREAK OF WWI. HIS ARTIST STYLE WAS DEFINED BY HIS EXPERIENCES IN WAR. STYLISTICALLY HIS WORK IS A COMBINATION OF TRADITION, MODERNITY AND REALISM.