(1911-1958)<br> Anthony Devas studied at the Slade in London. Best known for portrait commissions, his ability to capture children was particularly noted. He was also a passionate and prolific painter of flowers and a keen gardener. A gregarious and popular figure and a committed member of the Chelsea Arts Club, he wrote regularly in the press on the arts scene, particularly as it affected jobbing artists like himself. <br> <br> Devas held one man shows at the Cooling Gallery, Wildenstein’s, Agnew’s and the Leicester Galleries, as well as participating in numerous mixed exhibitions. From the early 1940s he was also a regular exhibitor at the Royal Academy, to which he was elected in 1953. <br>
