The Wilfrid de Glehn estate is represented by
David Messum Fine Art Ltd.
London
England
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Interestingly, Van der Veer puts de Glehn’s ability in decorative work firmly at the door of Edwin Austin Abbey, under whom de Glehn “…spent a good eight month’s apprenticeship—a happy privilege which did much to determine the whole character of Mr. von Glehn’s best decorative work”. Van der Veer further considered de Glehn,
…among the stronger of the younger Englishmen engaged in portraiture and “classical studies”. Decoration on a grand scale is one of his ambitions for the future; so that, having regard to the success already achieved, I can see no reason why he should not rise to a high place among his fellows.
The de Glehns settled into a yearly rhythm according to which they travelled from the late spring to the early autumn. During the colder months Wilfrid fulfilled his portrait commissions and prepared his decorative work—usually paintings with a literary or mythological subject for exhibition.
Le Sommeil des Bacchantes, c. 1915
Blue and Gold, (Portrait of Jane de Glehn),
oil on canvas, 1911
