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John Moody (1906 - 1993)
The quarter seated nude in bathing costume
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John Moody (1906 - 1993)
Oil on canvas, unstretched, unrestored, 17 x 14 in. (43 x 36 cm.)
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Height – 43cm x Width – 36cm
Rosamond Ley, (1882-1969), Moody’s aunt, was a concert pianist who
attended the Wimbledon School of Music before attending the Royal
Academy of Music studying under the tutelage of Oscar Beringer’s .
Winning many medals her London debut at the Wigmore Hall in February
1905 was well received and during 1906-7 she continued her studies in
London and Berlin under the Venezuelan concert pianist Teresa Carreo.
In 1908 she was introduce to the maestro composer/pianist Ferruccio
Busoni, who she had long admired, and who proved a strong influence on
her development.
We are grateful to Richard Thompson for his assistance.
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After training at the Royal Academy Schools and working from a studio offered to him by Eric Ravilious (1903 – 1942) and Edward Bawden (1903 – 1989), by the 1930’s, Moody was exhibiting at a variety of London venues and teaching at Wimbledon School of Art; he also became a founder member of the New Kingston Group of painters. Fascinated by the Theatre he was later well known as an opera producer, commissioning stage sets from John Piper and Robert Medley.
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