Lilian Holt
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Lilian Holt | |
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,_1929.jpg) David Bomberg, Lilian Painting David (Painting Lilian), 1929, Tate Gallery. | |
| Born | 1898 London, England |
| Died | 1983 (aged 84–85) |
| Education | Putney Art School Regent Street Polytechnic |
| Known for | Landscape painter |
| Notable work | Tajo, Ronda (1956) |
| Movement | Borough Group |
Lilian Thirza Charlotte Holt[1] (1898–1983) was a British artist, also known by her married name, Bomberg. She was a founding member of the Borough Group.[2] Her dedication to her partner and family limited her career and opportunities as an artist.[3]
The daughter of Oliver Oswald Holt,[4] a civil servant,[5] Holt studied at Putney Art School and took evening classes at Regent Street Polytechnic.[2][6] In 1914, she started work with the Post Office in London as a telephonist,[7] and served in the Women's Land Army during World War I.[6] Her first marriage, to London art dealer Jacob Mendelson, and the birth of her daughter Dinora Mendelson (1924–2010)[8] (herself an artist, married at one time to Leslie Marr)[9][10] limited her opportunities to paint during the 1920s but she studied the work of Walter Sickert, Jacob Epstein, Jacob Kramer, and David Bomberg during this time.[2] She married Bomberg after visiting him in Spain in 1929.[11] Holt did not resume painting until 1945, focusing instead on supporting Bomberg's career.[2] While Bomberg was teaching at the Borough Polytechnic Institute, Holt was a founding member of the Borough Group, a collective of painters influenced by Bomberg, and participated in group exhibitions.[12][13] Holt and Bomberg moved to Ronda in Spain from 1954 to 1957, before returning to England due to Bomberg's failing health.[14][11] After Bomberg's death, Holt focused on her own work, traveling to, often remote areas of, Mexico, Basutoland, Andalusia, Yugoslavia, Morocco, Turkey, and Iceland to paint, as well as continuing to promote Bomberg's legacy.[2][6]
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