Lot 2377
‡CLARISSE LOXTON PEACOCK (1928-2004)
NUDE WITH NECKLACE
Signed, oil on canvas
100 x 49cm.
* The artist was born in Budapest but moved to England to complete her schooling in Bristol before studying at Chelsea and Central St Martins. Early successes resulted in sales to the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, San Francisco Museum of Art and other successes in France, Germany and America. She received a Medaille d'Argent from the Paris Salon.
After an early marriage to Grantley Loxton Peacock, Clarisse married Sir Anthony Grover and they lived an active social life in London and Kent. After Sir Anthony's death, she was married for a third time to Sir James Dunnett.
Loxton Peacock's work is characterised by her admiration for Giorgio Morandi's contemplative compositions, interpreted afresh with vivid colour and sometimes with light-hearted themes that suggest a playful approach. She continued to paint until Sir James's death, completing her last work in 1996 and dying in July 2004 at the age of 80.
