Margaret Dora Mendlessohn Benecke, 'Catnaps'
Margaret Dora Mendlessohn Benecke, (British, 1876 – 1962)
Catnaps
Oil on canvas, circa 1950s
26.7/8 x 33 in. (68.4 x 83.8 cm.)
Provenance: ex-property of Harold Mockford
Born in London Benecke lived her later years in Eastbourne where a number of her paintings now reside at the Turner Gallery. Retiring and reserved by nature, few knew that she was the granddaughter of the composer Felix Mendelssohn. Although unsigned, this work can be seen adorning the living room wall of the well-known English artist Harold Mockford in the short film “Margaret Dora Mendelssohn Benecke: an Artist in the Shadows"
Margaret Dora Mendlessohn Benecke, (British, 1876 – 1962)
Catnaps
Oil on canvas, circa 1950s
26.7/8 x 33 in. (68.4 x 83.8 cm.)
Provenance: ex-property of Harold Mockford
Born in London Benecke lived her later years in Eastbourne where a number of her paintings now reside at the Turner Gallery. Retiring and reserved by nature, few knew that she was the granddaughter of the composer Felix Mendelssohn. Although unsigned, this work can be seen adorning the living room wall of the well-known English artist Harold Mockford in the short film “Margaret Dora Mendelssohn Benecke: an Artist in the Shadows"
Margaret Dora Mendlessohn Benecke, (British, 1876 – 1962)
Catnaps
Oil on canvas, circa 1950s
26.7/8 x 33 in. (68.4 x 83.8 cm.)
Provenance: ex-property of Harold Mockford
Born in London Benecke lived her later years in Eastbourne where a number of her paintings now reside at the Turner Gallery. Retiring and reserved by nature, few knew that she was the granddaughter of the composer Felix Mendelssohn. Although unsigned, this work can be seen adorning the living room wall of the well-known English artist Harold Mockford in the short film “Margaret Dora Mendelssohn Benecke: an Artist in the Shadows"
