Ruth Hollingsworth

Ruth Hollingsworth (29 August 1880 – 14 March 1945) was a British artist known for her landscapes, figure and flower paintings.^[1]

Ruth Hollingsworth
Odette by Hollingsworth
Born	29 August 1880 Clapham, London, England
Died	14 March 1945(1945-03-14) (aged 64) Dedham, Essex, England
Nationality	British
Education	Slade School of Art
Known for	Painting
Spouse	Richard Sydney Hellaby (m.1917 - 1945, her death)

Biography

Hollingsworth was born in Clapham in London and was the fourth of five daughters born to Alexander Hollingsworth, a newspaper proprietor, and his wife Charlotte Ellen née Allen.^[1] Hollingsworth attended the Slade School of Art and the London School of Art.^[2][3] She lived in London and later at Dedham in Essex and painted landscapes in Breconshire and in Italy.^[3] Hollingsworth exhibited at the Royal Academy in London, with the New English Art Club, with the Society of Women Artists and elsewhere.^[2] In the 1930s she was a regular exhibitor with the Ipswich Art Club.^[1] In 1917 she married the artist Richard Sydney Hellaby and sometimes signed her works as Ruth Hellaby.^[1] A number of museums in Britain hold examples of her work and the collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa includes two of her paintings, including a portrait of a young women, Odette.^[4]