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§ Lydia Kemeny (British, 1925-2012) The Seamstress mixed media on board 35 x 28cm (14 x 11in) Provenance: Tate Gallery, London, 'Pictures For Schools', 1948 Other Notes: Lydia Kemeny, painter, illustrator and designer, studied fashion at St Martin's School of Art and the Royal College of Art. As Head of Fashion at Central St Martin's from 1976, she taught and mentored John Galliano and Alexander McQueen. She exhibited at the Royal Academy, the London Group and the New English Art Club. Damage and some paint loss along the edges of the board, possibly consistent with previous framing. Slight surface dirt in places.

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