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Bell, Vanessa (1879-1961)

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Name
Bell, Vanessa (1879-1961)
Nationality
English
Biography
Vanessa Bell was a British painter and interior designer, born on May 30, 1879, in London. She was the sister of Virginia Woolf and a member of the Bloomsbury Group, a circle of intellectuals and artists who rejected Victorian values and embraced modernism. Bell studied at the Royal Academy of Arts and later at the Slade School of Fine Art. She was known for her bold use of color and her innovative approach to composition. Bell's work was influenced by the Post-Impressionist movement and the art of Paul Cézanne. She was also a prolific writer and a central figure in the Bloomsbury Group's literary and artistic activities. Bell's most famous works include her portraits of her sister Virginia Woolf and her children, as well as her landscapes and still lifes. She died on April 7, 1961, in Sussex, England.
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Assets (156 in total)

View of the Pond at Charleston, c.1919 (oil on canvas)
Virginia Woolf, c.1912 (oil on panel)
Conversation Piece, 1912
A Conversation, 1913-16 (oil on canvas)
The Dining Room Window, Charleston, c.1940 (oil on canvas)
Window, Still Life, c.1912-13 (oil on canvas)
Design for Omega Workshops Fabric, 1913 (gouache on paper)
Garden at Monk’s House, Sussex, 1947 (oil on canvas)
Clive Bell and Duncan Grant in the Sitting Room at Charleston, c.1920-25 (oil on canvas)
Garden at Charleston (oil on canvas)
A Venetian Window, or View from a Window, 1926 (oil on board)
Portrait of Virginia Woolf (w/c, bodycolour & pencil)
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