Portrait of Mr Ver Beck
Date
1916
Catalogue number
FH0592
Other titles
Frank ver Beck, Esq.
Portrait of Mr. Frank ver Beck
Portrait of Mr. Frank ver Beck
Date
1916
Brief Description
Frances Hodgkins wrote to her mother, 10 Jan 1916, St Ives:
Another portrait I am on is a lamplight effect of Mr Ver Back (sic) (Beck) an American, who writes Teddy Bear stories, in fact is the originator of Teddy in all his pristine plainness. Mr V. B. has a strong kind ugly face, not unlike a Bear, good to paint. He & his wife, very picturesque woman, live close by in a studio called The Don. They are my only neighbours lately installed, & make it much less lonely & dull for me. I have send Joan a copy of one of his funny little fool stories wh[ich] I w[ou]ld have loved at her age.
Another portrait I am on is a lamplight effect of Mr Ver Back (sic) (Beck) an American, who writes Teddy Bear stories, in fact is the originator of Teddy in all his pristine plainness. Mr V. B. has a strong kind ugly face, not unlike a Bear, good to paint. He & his wife, very picturesque woman, live close by in a studio called The Don. They are my only neighbours lately installed, & make it much less lonely & dull for me. I have send Joan a copy of one of his funny little fool stories wh[ich] I w[ou]ld have loved at her age.
Medium
oil on canvas
Collection
