Lot 505: Cecil Mary Leslie (British, 1900-1980) Portrait of

Cecil Mary Leslie (British, 1900-1980) Portrait of Miss Joan Harper, a Nurse in Uniform oil on canvas in gilt moulded frame 66 x 54cm Provenance: Private collection, Wales Cecil Mary Leslie was an engraver, portrait painter, sculptor and illustrator. She studied at the Royal Academy Schools, and exhibited from 1923 until 1939 at the Royal Academy; the Society of Women Artists; the Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts; the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool; the New English Art Club; the Royal Society of British Artists; the Royal Cambrian Academy; and the Royal Scottish Academy. Cecil Mary Leslie also exhibited in the USA, France, the Czech Republic, Holland, Australia and New Zealand. Her home was in Blakeney, Norfolk.