Cecil Rea
Cecil Rea | |
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 Rea before 1898 | |
| Born | Cecil William Rea 1860 |
| Died | 1935 (aged 74–75) |
| Occupation | Artist |
Cecil William Rea (1860–1935) was a British artist.
Later life
[edit]In 1897, he was living at 53 Beaufort Street, Chelsea, London.[1]
Personal life
[edit]In 1908 to 1909, Garden Lodge, in Logan Place, Kensington, a neo-Georgian house behind a high brick wall, was built for him and his wife, the sculptor Constance Halford.[2] The architect was Ernest Marshall.[3] Rea lived there until he died in 1935, and Halford until her death in 1938.[2]
Artwork
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His work is in the permanent collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum,[4] the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney[5] and the Paul Mellon Centre.[6]
In 1993, an artwork of his sold at Christie's for £1430.[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ Martin, Jules (1897). Nos peintres et sculpteurs, graveurs, dessinateurs : portraits et biographies suivis d'une notice sur les salons français depuis 1673, les sociétés de beaux-arts, la propriété artistique, etc. Boston Public Library. Paris: Flammarion.
- 1 2 "The Edwardes estate: Pembroke Square, Pembroke Gardens and Pembroke Road area | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
- ↑ "Freddie Mercury's house is on the market, 46 years after he bought it following an advert in Country Life". Country Life. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
- ↑ Rea, Cecil William (1900–1925), Drawing, retrieved 26 September 2025
- ↑ "Portrait of Inez Bensusan, 1924 by Cecil William Rea". www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
- ↑ "Works – Cecil William Rea – People & Organisations – Paul Mellon Centre". photoarchive.paul-mellon-centre.ac.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
- ↑ "Cecil Rea". Christie's. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
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