Constance Copeman
{{short description|British painter, printmaker, and engraver (1864-1953)}}
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| death_place = Liverpool
| nationality = British
| education = Liverpool School of Art
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Constance Gertrude Copeman (1864–1953) was a British painter, printmaker and engraver often of animal figures.{{cite book|publisher=Editions Grund, Paris|year=2006|title=Benezit Dictionary of Artists Volume 3 Bulow-Cossin|isbn=2-7000-3073-7}}
Biography
Copeman was born in Liverpool where her father was a solicitor.{{cite book|author1=Brian Stewart |author2=Mervyn Cutten |publisher=Antique Collectors' Club|year=1997|title=The Dictionary of Portrait Painters in Britain up to 1920|isbn=1-85149-173-2}} She attended the Liverpool School of Art between 1891 and 1900, where she studied under John Finnie.{{cite book|author=David Buckman|publisher=Art Dictionaries Ltd|year=2006|title=Artists in Britain Since 1945 Vol 1, A to L |isbn=0-953260-95-X}} Copeman then studied at St Ives in Cornwall with Julius Olsson for a time before returning to live in Liverpool.{{cite book|author=Grant M. Waters|publisher=Eastbourne Fine Art|year=1975|title=Dictionary of British Artists Working 1900-1950}} Copeman exhibited on a regular basis at the annual Liverpool Autumn exhibitions from 1885 to 1938 and, from 1894, at the Royal Academy on six occasions.{{cite book|author=Frances Spalding|publisher=Antique Collectors' Club|year=1990|title=20th Century Painters and Sculptors |isbn=1-85149-106-6}} Works by Copeman were also shown at the Royal Cambrian Academy, the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts and the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers. The latter society elected Copeman as an associate member in 1897. She was also a member of the Liverpool Academy of Arts. The Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool holds examples of her work while Liverpool City Libraries holds some of her sketching albums. Her work is exhibited at many auctions throughout the world and with realized prices ranging from $483 USD to $1,896 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. The current record price for this artist at auction is $1,896 USD for "Young Woman Holding a Child Beside Hollyhocks", sold at Skinner, Boston in 2011.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mutualart.com/Artist/Constance-Copeman/43A497D015FBE6CD|title=Constance Copeman {{!}} Art Auction Results|website=www.mutualart.com|language=en|access-date=2019-03-16}}
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