Isabel Codrington | |
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| Born | Isabel Codrington Pyke-Nott 1874 Bydown, Devon |
| Died | 1943 (aged 68–69) |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Royal Academy Schools |
| Known for | Painting |
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Isabel Codrington Pyke Nott, later Isabel Konody then Isabel Mayer (1874-1943), was a British artist. She painted figures in watercolour and oils and also produced miniatures.
Isabel Codrington Pyke Nott was born in Bydown, near Barnstaple in Devon. [1] Her father was the local squire and an amateur playwright and her mother was a writer and painter. The family moved to London in 1883, where Isabel attended St John's Wood Art school. [1]
In 1889, Codrington was enrolled in the Royal Academy School in London where she was awarded two medals. [2]
A watercolour by Codrington won a medal at the 1907 Exposition International d'Arte in Barcelona. [3]
Her reputation as a painter increased after World War 1. [1]
In 1919 the Imperial War Museum commissioned a large oil painting, Cantine Franco-Britannique, Vitry-le-François, by Codrington of a World War One canteen for French troops. [1] [4]
During the 1920s she was a regular exhibitor at the Royal Academy and the Fine Art Society in London and also had works shown in Paris, both at the Knoedler Galleries and at the Paris Salon. [3] [5] In 1923 a work by Codrington received an honourable mention at the Salon des Artistes Francais. [6]
Between 1928 and 1932 Codrington was a regular exhibitor in Scotland frequently showing at the Royal Scottish Academy, the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts and the Royal Hibernian Academy. [7] Codrington also exhibited with the Royal West of England Academy. [2] A solo exhibition of her flower paintings was held in 1935 and 1936 at the Rembrandt Gallery in Vigo Street in London. [7] Manchester City Art Gallery and the Ferens Art Gallery in Hull also hold examples of her work. [8]
On 27 October 1901 she married the art critic P.G. Konody (1872-1933), who was then the editor of an art magazine and also wrote regularly for several newspapers. [1] [3] The couple had two daughters: Pauline and Margaret. Her daughter Pauline Konody would also become a painter. [1] [1] The Konodys lived in London and enjoyed a social scene that featured many artists, poets and writers. In 2015 an unpublished poem written to Codrington in 1909 by Ezra Pound emerged and was sold at auction in Edinburgh. [9] [3]
The Konodys divorced in 1912. Codrington then married Gustavus Mayer, a partner in the Bond Street art dealers Colnaghi & Co. [8]
For most of her adult life, Codrington lived in Woldingham in Surrey. [8] She returned to Devon towards the end of her life, and died there in 1943. [1]
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