About this objectKern was born in Salzburg and studied at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts before making a name as a religious artist. Travelling throughout Europe, he settled permanently in England in 1938, living in both Letchworth Garden City and Hitchin. The sitter for this portrait was Maureen Bentley, who was working at the time as a volunteer ambulance driver in London.
MakerTheodor Kern
Maker RoleArtist
Date Made1942
Period20th Century (1901-2000)
Inscription and MarksSigned bottm right: T.KERN 42
Measurements500 × 395 mm
Named CollectionLetchworth Museum
Credit LineAlready in museum collection when accessioned in 1993.
