Charles Cheston (1882 − 1960)
Charles Cheston was a painter and etcher born in London in 1882. He studied at the Slade School of Fine Art, London and went on to exhibit widely, including shows at the Royal Academy, Goupil Gallery, Fine Art Society and New English Art Club.
His first solo exhibition took place at Colnaghi's in 1929, the same year that his wife, Evelyn Cheston, died. Cheston wrote a biography dedicated to her, titled Evelyn Cheston: member of the New English Art Club 1908-1929 which was published in 1931.
He died in 1960 aged 78.
Reference Bibliography:
Buckman D., 2006, Artists in Britain since 1945, Vol 1, Art Dictionaries Ltd, Bristol
Past exhibitions
CONTEMPORARY BRITISH PRINTS AND DRAWINGS FROM THE WAKEFIELD COLLECTION
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1950
- Fiji, Suva, FIJI ARTS CLUB
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1949
- New Zealand, Hamilton, WAIKATO MUSEUM OF ART & HISTORY
- New Zealand, Rotorua, SOCIETY OF ARTS
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1948
- New Zealand, Auckland, CITY ART GALLERY
- New Zealand, Wellington, NATIONAL ART GALLERY
- New Zealand, Napier
- New Zealand, Wanganui, WHANGANUI REGIONAL MUSEUM
- Australia, Brisbane, QUEENSLAND ART GALLERY
- Australia, Sydney, ART GALLERY OF NEW SOUTH WALES
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1947
- Australia, Hobart, TASMANIAN MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY
- Australia, Melbourne, MELBOURNE ROYAL EXHIBITION BUILDING
- Australia, Adelaide, ART GALLERY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
- Australia, Perth, ART GALLERY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA
- UK, London, VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM
MODERN PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS BY BRITISH ARTISTS
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1943
- UK, London, OGNISKO POLSKIE (POLISH HEARTH) BELGRAVE SQUARE
- UK, London, BELGIAN INSTITUTE
- UK, London, CZECHOSLOVAK INSTITUTE
