Olive Bagshaw 1931-2017

Flower Studies

About Olive Bagshaw 

Olive Bagshaw (1931–2017) was a British painter whose artistic career spanned more than 50 years. Her work encompassed portraiture, still life, landscapes, nudes, and abstract compositions, executed in oil and later in acrylic media. Works by Olive Bagshaw are held in the collection of Salford Museum and Art Gallery.

Institutional references:
Art UK – https://artuk.org/discover/artists/bagshaw-olive-19312017
Wikidata – https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137513154

Olive Bagshaw is often associated with the Northern School of British painting, reflecting her training and career in north-west England and her contemporaries.

Legacy to Compassion in World Farming and Guide Dogs for the Blind Association

After their deaths, Olive and Greg left the entire residue of their estate equally between the charities: Compassion in World Farming and the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association. This reflected their lifelong concern for the welfare of both human beings and animals. Contributions to these charities may be made through the above links.

Flowers

Still life paintings of flowers were a major feature of the artist's life work. Flowers were included from time to time in portraits and interiors as can be seen in portraits and interiors above.

136. Still Life of Roses 1965

137. (Chrysanthemums) Salford Museum and Art Gallery 

138.Chrysanthemums in a Cream Jug (Also 3 above)

138A  "Chrysanthemums in a Plantpot"+ (1960s?) Private collection P Dordi. Photo Keith Williams

138B 

138 B  Chrysanthemums  Photo kindly supplied by Homeless Hounds, Dogs in Need Charity. Signed  24" x 20" 

138C "Chrysanthemums with Oranges"  Salford Museum and Art Gallery Exhibition  December 71 - Jan 72. Cat No 27   45cm x 36cm 

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141. Mixed Roses in a decorated White Jug (Titled 2021)

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152. Still Life of Flowers (David Duggleby's Sale)

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Some paintings were exhibited at The Mall Galleries "Flowers and Gardens" exhibition in 1985.

159. Buttercups in the Rain 1983 

160. c1983

161. This painting is a landscape, possibly a clearing in a wood or large garden, but contains many wild flowers.

Copyright 

Images

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Artist's Copyright

Please note: To date, I have not been able to establish who holds Artist's Copyright for Olive Bagshaw's works reproduced in this blog. Currently, the provisions of Non Commercial Use are intended to apply. This blog is not monetized and its purpose is informational. Please let me know if you have any information about the artist's copyright. Contact details are to be found at the end of this blogpost.