Bessie Davidson, born in Adelaide, was a significant Australian modernist, based mostly in Paris from 1910 till her death in 1965. During WW1, she served with the French and was later made a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour. During WW2, she joined the resistance movement living in Grenoble in the French Alps - where the above work was painted. As McCulloch notes, Her strong, direct, and vital lan…

Provenance

Joseph Brown Gallery, 1977; Private collection, Melbourne

Exhibitions

Winter Exhibition, Joseph Brown Gallery, 1977, no. 70