The daughter of a Dutch diplomat, Jonkheer Boreel, and an American mother, Edith Margaret (née Ives), Boreel grew up in England and attended the Slade School of Fine Art.[1] Boreel's first interest at Slade was in drawing. She began attending evening classes at the Westminster Technical Institute where she was discovered by Sickert. He gave her access to a studio in Mornington Crescent where she began painting.[2]
Boreel's first solo exhibit was in 1919 at Walker's Gallery. She also held shows at the New English Art Club and as part of Frank Rutter’s Allied Artists’ Association and the London Group. However, her earliest successes were in etching and she was elected to the Royal Society of Etchers in 1923.
In 1919 Frank Schuster introduced Boreel to Leslie Wylde (nicknamed 'Anzie'), an army officer from New Zealand, who had lost a leg during the Gallipoli Campaign.[3] Boreel and Wylde married in 1924 and Schuster invited them to live in "The Hut", his country estate in Bray, Berkshire. Siegfried Sassoon described Boreel as "delightful" and said she was "the only serious element" at Bray.[4] Boreel's etching of Sassoon is held at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. When Schuster died in 1927 he left the estate to Wylde and Boreel.[5]
Later yearsedit
Wylde died in 1935 and Boreel moved to France. She escaped to the United States with her son at the onset of World War Two.[1] She returned to France after the war.
^ ab"Michael Parkin Fine Art". Michael Parkin Fine Art. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
^Adam, Chris (27 April 2024). "A Wylde life". New Zealand Listener. 290 (4346): 30–33.
^Wilson, Jean Moorcroft (1 January 2003). Siegfried Sassoon: The Journey from the Trenches: a Biography (1918-1967). Psychology Press. p. 141. ISBN9780415967136.
^"BBC - Berkshire - Elgar's enigmatic link to Bray". news.bbc.co.uk. 22 January 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
External linksedit
Landscape in Nude, by Wendela Boreel
January 01, 1970
wendela, boreel, 1895, 1985, british, artist, noted, gouache, painting, method, intaglio, works, student, walter, sickert, nellie, burton, contents, training, early, career, tite, street, later, years, references, external, linkstraining, early, career, editth. Wendela Boreel 1895 1985 was a British artist noted for her gouache painting method and intaglio works She was a student of Walter Sickert Nellie Burton by Wendela Boreel Contents 1 Training and early career 2 Tite Street 3 The Hut 4 Later years 5 References 6 External linksTraining and early career editThe daughter of a Dutch diplomat Jonkheer Boreel and an American mother Edith Margaret nee Ives Boreel grew up in England and attended the Slade School of Fine Art 1 Boreel s first interest at Slade was in drawing She began attending evening classes at the Westminster Technical Institute where she was discovered by Sickert He gave her access to a studio in Mornington Crescent where she began painting 2 Boreel s first solo exhibit was in 1919 at Walker s Gallery She also held shows at the New English Art Club and as part of Frank Rutter s Allied Artists Association and the London Group However her earliest successes were in etching and she was elected to the Royal Society of Etchers in 1923 Tite Street editBoreel and her parents lived on Tite Street and she became friends with Frank Schuster and met John Singer Sargent James Abbott McNeill Whistler Edward Elgar Siegfried Sassoon W B Yeats Thomas Hardy Roger Fry and Glyn Philpot 2 The Hut editIn 1919 Frank Schuster introduced Boreel to Leslie Wylde nicknamed Anzie an army officer from New Zealand who had lost a leg during the Gallipoli Campaign 3 Boreel and Wylde married in 1924 and Schuster invited them to live in The Hut his country estate in Bray Berkshire Siegfried Sassoon described Boreel as delightful and said she was the only serious element at Bray 4 Boreel s etching of Sassoon is held at the Art Gallery of New South Wales When Schuster died in 1927 he left the estate to Wylde and Boreel 5 Later years editWylde died in 1935 and Boreel moved to France She escaped to the United States with her son at the onset of World War Two 1 She returned to France after the war References edit a b Oxford DNB article Sickert Walter pupils www oxforddnb com Retrieved 4 October 2016 a b Michael Parkin Fine Art Michael Parkin Fine Art Retrieved 4 October 2016 Adam Chris 27 April 2024 A Wylde life New Zealand Listener 290 4346 30 33 Wilson Jean Moorcroft 1 January 2003 Siegfried Sassoon The Journey from the Trenches a Biography 1918 1967 Psychology Press p 141 ISBN 9780415967136 BBC Berkshire Elgar s enigmatic link to Bray news bbc co uk 22 January 2010 Retrieved 4 October 2016 External links editLandscape in Nude by Wendela Boreel Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wendela Boreel amp oldid 1220333988, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
