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Frank Cadogan Cowper

Frank Cadogan Cowper (1877 - 1958) was active/lived in England, Italy.  Frank Cowper is known for Painting, romantic, Pre-Raphaelite style and realist style women's portraiture.

Frank Cadogen Cowper by Paul Ripley

The last of the Pre-Raphaelites, Cowper was born in Northamptonshire.

He studied at the St John's Wood Art School, and the Royal Academy Schools, after which he went to Italy. In the early part of the 20th century, some of his pictures were quite extraordinarily beautiful. Cowper became ARA in 1907, and a full RA in 1934, when his Diploma work was a painting called 'Vanity,' painted in 1907. I saw this picture at an exhibition at The Djangoly Gallery at Nottingham University in 1994. The exhibition was called 'Heaven on Earth, The Religion of Beauty in Late Victorian Art.

I was really struck by Vanity, which I found to be a lovely picture. The young woman portrayed is just gorgeous, with her ornate, richly coloured clothing. The catalogue of the exhibition describes her as a 'manifestation of female beauty,' and what can I possibly say to compare with that? Cowper's paintings retain their fascination for many people toda   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 6165 characters.]  Artist bio

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