The Brooke-Walder Gallery is delighted to announce the first solo show of Lilian Holts artwork in half a century. Featuring works lent by the Ben Uri Museum, along with private collections from around the country, dating from 1947-1970 - including a painting of her daughter Dinora Mendelson on her wedding day. Alongside the exhibiton, the Brooke-Walder Gallery will be collaborating with Emily Fuggle, who is a Collaborative Doctoral Award PhD Researcher to print a long form essay on Lilian Holt.
Lilian Holt studied at the Putney Art School and was a founding member of the Borough Group, a collective of painters influenced by her husband, David Bomberg (1890-1957)
‘spirit in the mass’ emphasised the group’s philosophy ever since the Third Exhibition of the Borough Group and can be seen in all the work in our exhibition.
Having accompanied her first husband Jacob Mendelson on his business engagements with artists in the late 20's, Holt refined her ability to critically assess and inform art production enabling her to think and paint as both an artist and a gallerist.