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Noel Laura Nisbet
Pre-Raphaelite Style Painting of Mothers and Babies in WWII

1941

$60,000
£44,849.81
€52,397.91
CA$84,404.22
A$85,423.57
CHF 48,979.52
MX$1,036,081.42
NOK 569,612.02
SEK 579,810.02
DKK 391,693.28

About the Item

Babies are falling from the sky and not bombs. British female artist and illustrator Noel Laura Nisbet makes a passionate twist to the reality of England being bombed by Germany during World War 2. This is an emotional and complex narrative painting borne out of fear and hope. Nisbet even paints a stork in the shape of a bomber with babies on it. The two central figures are a self-portrait. The work is finely detailed with dandelions and a packed figure group. Stylistically, the work is somewhat of a mix between the British Pre-Raphaelites and the Italian Renaissance painters. Signed and dated 1941 lower right. Babies falling from the sky and not bombs. Signed and dated 1941 lower right. Framed dimension 32 x 28 Noel Laura Nisbet (1887–1956) Painter and illustrator, whose work is often of a highly decorative type, born at Harrow, Middlesex. Father was the painter and writer Hume Nisbet, and she married the artist Harry Bush. Nisbet studied at Royal College of Art, where she won three gold medals and the Princess of Wales’ Scholarship, established in 1863 to reward the most distinguished female art student in the United Kingdom and what is now the Republic of Ireland. She exhibited RA, RI extensively, ROI, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, in the provinces and abroad. Newport Museum and Art Gallery holds her work. She also illustrated a number of books, including several of Russian fairy tales. Lived in London. Text source: 'Artists in Britain Since 1945' by David Buckman (Art Dictionaries Ltd, part of Sansom & Company)
  • Creator:
    Noel Laura Nisbet (1887 - 1956, British)
  • Creation Year:
    1941
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 20 in (50.8 cm)Width: 24 in (60.96 cm)Depth: 3 in (7.62 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    Over all the work presents well. There is some minor lose of color saturation. The work has been cleaned but not relined. The frame has some issues.
  • Gallery Location:
    Miami, FL
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU385311782762

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