Lot 77: Nan Youngman (1906-1995)

Nan Youngman (1906-1995)
Kiln at Stoke
signed and dated 'Nan Youngman '53' (lower left)
oil on canvas
24 x 20 in. (60.9 x 50.8 cm.)

London, Leicester Galleries, Nan Youngman, October 1953, no. 19.

Purchased by Mrs J. Priestley at the 1953 exhibition.

Nancy Mayhew Youngman studied at the Slade School of Fine Art under Henry Tonks and Philip Wilson Steer. Although she is primarily known as a painter, she divided her time between painting and teaching and became an influential organiser of exhibitions. Youngman was a member of Artist's International Association (AIA) and chairman of the Society for Education through Art where she initiated the popular 'Pictures for Schools' exhibitions which took place annually from 1947-1969.