Mary Fedden R.A. (British, 1915-2012)


Landscape signed and dated 'Fedden 1967' (lower left)oil on canvas51 x 76cm (20 1/16 x 29 15/16in).
|ProvenanceReginald Woolley, and by descent Gifted by the above to the present owner circa 2000Private Collection, U.K.The present work was originally in the collection of Reginald Woolley, a prominent theatre set designer and director, who worked as the resident designer at The Player's Theatre in London for half a century, as well as designing sets for Shakespeare productions at the Old Vic, and operatic sets for Sadler's Wells. He was instrumentally involved in Sandy Wilson's hit musical The Boy Friend, not only commissioning it but also designing the sets for its initial performances in London, as well as its subsequent transfer to the West End and then Broadway.