Dorothy A. Cadman (1888–1918) was an English painter, who predominantly worked in oil and watercolour.
Life and work Dorothy was born1911 England Census in 1888 in Twickenham, to William Westlake Cadman and Annie Sarah Boheme Cave. She studied painting and drawing at the prestigious Slade School of Art between 1907 and 1909, taking lessons from Henry Tonks.Calendar: University of London 1909 Her classmates and contemporaries at the Slade School during this period included Mark Gertler and Maxwell Gordon Lightfoot. Between 1914 and 1916 Dorothy exhibited six paintings at the London Salon of the Allied Artists' Association which were shown in the dramatic setting of the Royal Albert Hall.Johnson, J. The Dictionary of British Artists 1880-1940 She died in 1918, in Willesden, London.England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007 A small retrospective exhibition of her work was held at the Fairhurst Gallery, London, in October 1987.Wood, J. Hidden Talents: A Dictionary of Neglected Artists Working 1880-1950 (Jeremy Wood, 1994)Three Ladies of Quality: an exhibition of Post-Impressionist oil paintings of the period 1900-40 : Louise Pickard, Dorothy Cadman, Lilian Brown Her work is much sought after and has been sold at major art auction houses including Christie's and Sotheby's in London.Comprehensive information about artists – ARTINFO Artists
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