Ann Le Bas: (1923-2020)

Ann Le Bas NEAC RE died on 4 January 2020 at the age of 96. 

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 Ann Le Bas made line engravings and paintings which gained her the respect and admiration of her colleagues, being elected to the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers and the New English Art Club. She undertook various commissions which include the National Trust Foundation for Art, the Bishop of Bath & Wells and Royal Academy Graphics. A collection of her prints is included in the permanent collection of the Ashmolean Museum (Dept of Western Art) and she is represented in the Fitzwilliam Museum. Prints have also been bought by Exeter City museum, Southampton City Centre, the Royal Academy Archives, the National Trust and overseas including the USA and Australia.

She lived in Winsford on Exmoor, where she was a stalwart member of the community as well as being a dedicated artist with a zest for life and optimistic outlook.

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