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Lucy Wertheim (1883-1971)

Lucy Carrington Wertheim née Pearson; 4 April 1883, in Seedley, Pendleton, Lancashire – 1971, in Brightonwas an English gallery owner. | Photo © Lafayette Photography Ltd She founded the Twenties Group of “English artists in their twenties” in 1930. Those either exhibited at her gallery or supported by Wertheim included Vivin Hume, Elizabeth Rivers, Kathleen Walne, Ilsa Rodmell, Frances…

Lucy Wertheim (1883-1971)

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Lucy Wertheim: shaping British art in the twenties

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al things considered — when i post my masterpiece #1436

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phelan gibb -- "three graces" (1911)

"i was tired of seeing the graces always depicted as beautiful young things. i think wisdom comes with age and life and pain. and knowing what matters" … louise penny

"the english artist still living whose work probably is of the most permanent value is phelan gibb. one day phelan gibb will doubtless come into his own, and his finest paintings take their place alongside examples of manet, cezanne, picasso, … in international exhibitions of modern art" … lucy wertheim

"an artist whose work might have value is phelan gibb. he doubtless will come into his own and his paintings will be posted in 'when i paint my masterpiece' alongside 1435 others" … al janik

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Lucy Wertheim

Lucy Carrington Wertheim (née Pearson; 4 April 1883, in Seedley, Pendleton, Lancashire – 1971, in Brighton) was an English gallery owner who founded the Twenties Group of "English artists in their twenties" in 1930.

Those either exhibited at her gallery or supported by Wertheim included Vivin Hume, Kathleen Walne,  Frances Hodgkins, Elizabeth Rivers, and Norah McGuinness amongst many others. via Wikipedia

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Lucy Wertheim (1883-1971)

Lucy Wertheim used her position to further the careers of women in the art world

Lucy Wertheim (1883-1971)

Lucy Wertheim’s main interest in art was as a patron and collector but in 1930, aged 47, she decided to try to expand her influence by opening the Wertheim Gallery. Although she ran eight galleries during her career, she later admitted that she was not cut out to be a dealer, too emotionally involved in the lives and careers of the artists she championed. However, her account of the nine years she devoted to running the Wertheim Gallery, told in her book ‘Adventure in Art’, is particularly valuable for two reasons. First, she is one of a handful of women in the FT-She 100 who had children and the only one (that I have found so far) who wrote openly about the challenges of juggling a job and a family. Even though Lucy was in a privileged position, financially secure and able to access a lot of help, she did not find it easy to pursue the work she loved. Second, it shows that even for a woman like Lucy who was educated, wealthy and well-connected, it was very difficult to break into established industry (male) power networks.