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Helen Sutherland

1881 – 1965

English collector and patron of the arts

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Lived 1881 – 1965 (aged 84). Helen Sutherland was a British art collector and collector.

Helen Christian Sutherland (24 February 1881 – 29 April 1965), married name Helen Denman, was an English art patron and collector.

Life She was the daughter of Sir Thomas Sutherland, and his only surviving child. She married Richard Denman in 1904; the marriage was annulled in 1913.

After her marriage failed, Sutherland began to collect art. Initially she took guidance from Freddy Mayor of the Mayor Gallery. From the mid-1920s she collected mainly from a group of artist friends. In 1929 she took a lease on Rock Hall, Northumberland. Ben and Winifred Nicholson met her through the artist Constance Lane, in 1925.

Sutherland was one of Piet Mondrian's early English supporters, buying a picture by 1938. From 1939 she lived at Cockley Moor, near Dockray, Penrith, now in Cumbria, in a house redesigned by Leslie Martin in Modernist style. She left her art collection to Nicolete Gray.

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Who was Helen Sutherland?

English collector and patron of the arts

When was Helen Sutherland born?

Helen Sutherland was born on 17 January 1881.

When did Helen Sutherland die?

Helen Sutherland died on 17 January 1965.

What was Helen Sutherland's occupation?

Helen Sutherland was an art collector and collector.

What nationality was Helen Sutherland?

Helen Sutherland was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Helen Sutherland

· Wikidata: Q18528189

· DBpedia: Helen Sutherland

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