Painter, sculptor and lithographer Margaret Levinson was born in Bournemouth, England, in 1926. She was best known for her scenes of Jewish life as well as her landscapes of both the English countryside and the Venetian Carnivale. She held solo exhibitions at Ben Uri Gallery, the Medici Society, and the Poole Arts Centre and in 1984 toured a six-month solo exhibition in galleries throughout Hampshire. In 1999 she was featured in an exhibit of 'Five Dorset Artists' at the Four Seasons Gallery in Wimborne. She died in Bournemouth in 2018.
David Buckman entry: Artist who was born and educated in Bournemouth, Hampshire, where she studied at the College of Art, teachers including the sculptor Hermon Cawthra and etcher Leslie Ward. She went on to specialise in coloured etching and aquatints of Wessex and evolved unique ink and watercolour techniques. Hampshire Museum Service commissioned her to create 50 etchings of water-mills in the area. Was a member of the Printmakers’ Council. Mixed exhibitions included Ben Uri Gallery from 1974; Russell-Cotes Art Gallery, Bournemouth from 1978; and Printmakers’ Council, Leighton House, 1982. Solo shows included Poole Central Library, 1974, later one-mans comprising Medici Galleries and Dean Galleries, San Jose, California, both 1986. Ben Uri Art Society and many other collections worldwide hold examples.
The Blacksmith
Unique painted terracotta clay sculpture measuring 27.5cm high. Signed to base. Some chipping to base, otherwise no repairs.