Mildred Bendall Gouache

Mildred Bendall study
Floral composition, gouache on paper and pencil
20th century, France
Antique frame: 45,5 x 56 cm

Mildred Bendall (French/British 1891-1977) was an important member of the avant-garde in Bordeaux. Inspired by the Fauvist ideals of color and form, Bendall studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Bordeaux, and later befriended Henri Matisse and Albert Marquet at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Montparnasse. 
Bendall's expressive colours and forms remains a constant throughout her work.