Cecil Rea

Cecil Rea
Rea before 1898
Born
Cecil William Rea

1860 (1860)
Died1935 (aged 74–75)
NationalityBritish
OccupationArtist
Portrait of Inez Bensusan, 1924, in Art Gallery of NSW

Cecil William Rea (1860–1935) was a British artist.

In 1897, he was living at 53 Beaufort Street, Chelsea, London.[1]

In 1908 to 1909, Garden Lodge, in Logan Place, Kensington, a neo-Georgian house behind a high brick wall, was built for him and his wife, the sculptor Constance Halford.[2] The architect was Ernest Marshall.[3] Rea lived there until he died in 1935, and Halford until her death in 1938.[2]

His work is in the permanent collections of the V&A,[4] the Art Gallery of NSW,[5] and the Paul Mellon Centre.[6]

In 1993, an artwork of his sold at Christie's for £1430.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Martin, Jules (1897). Nos peintres et sculpteurs, graveurs, dessinateurs : portraits et biographies suivis d'une notice sur les salons français depuis 1673, les sociétés de beaux-arts, la propriété artistique, etc. Boston Public Library. Paris: Flammarion.
  2. ^ a b "The Edwardes estate: Pembroke Square, Pembroke Gardens and Pembroke Road area | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  3. ^ "Freddie Mercury's house is on the market, 46 years after he bought it following an advert in Country Life". Country Life. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  4. ^ Rea, Cecil William (1900–1925), Drawing, retrieved 26 September 2025
  5. ^ "Portrait of Inez Bensusan, 1924 by Cecil William Rea". www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  6. ^ "Works – Cecil William Rea – People & Organisations – Paul Mellon Centre". photoarchive.paul-mellon-centre.ac.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  7. ^ "Cecil Rea". Christie's. Retrieved 26 September 2025.