Eve Disher | |
Birth Date: | 1894 |
Birth Place: | London, England |
Nationality: | British |
Education: | Hornsey School of Art |
Field: | Portrait painting |
Spouse: | Maurice Willson Disher |
Eve Disher (1894–1991) was a British artist known for her portrait paintings but who also painted urban scenes and flower paintings.
Disher was born in London and studied at the Hornsey School of Art.[1] During World War One, Disher worked for the London Fire Brigade.[1] In her early twenties she married the theatre critic and author Maurice Willson Disher and thru him became friendly with members of the Bloomsbury Group, in particular Duncan Grant.[1] [2] During this time Disher shared a studio with the artist Vera Cuningham, who was a great influence on her artistic style.[1] [2] Disher travelled widely and spent periods living in both South Africa and Jamaica.[1] In Britain she exhibited with the Society of Women Artists, the Women's International Art Club and at the Mattheisen Gallery.[1] Foyles Art Gallery hosted a solo exhibition of her work in 1987.[2] Known for her portraits, often in gouache, the National Portrait Gallery in London holds Disher's 1936 portrait of J. B. S. Haldane.[3]