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A portrait of the artist's mother, knitting. Elizabeth Passini was born in Innsbruck in 1911 in to a family of notable Austrian painters. Her great, great, great grandfather, Johann Nepomuk Passini (1798–1874), whose sitters included Franz Schubert, was Court Painter in Vienna. His son, Ludwig Passini (1832–1903) worked in Venice under the patronage of Isabella Stewart Gardner and other wealthy American Collectors. Elisabeth’s cousin, Hans Fronius (1903–1988) became well known in Vienna for his dramatic graphics and illustration, often connected with the theatre. Hans Fronius grew up in Sarajevo and as a young boy witnessed the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his father signed the death certificate. Elizabeth studied at the Slade School under Reginald Eves and was awarded a prize in Portrait Painting.
She was hugely supportive of the Hampstead art scene and regularly took part in the Open Air Exhibitions in Heath Street from the late 1940s and later on the Royal Free Hospital Exhibitions. She taught at the Camden Arts Centre for many years.
Title
Mother Knitting
Date
1962
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 46 x W 56 cm
Accession number
2018.33
Work type
Painting
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