artist: Norman Hepple?

Question

Does anyone know anything at all about the artist Norman Hepple and the painting that he painted which is hanging in a hotel called The Terraces Hotel in Stirling, Scotland, UK?? if you dont know anything about him do you know any website that I could search him and get a list of paintings he's paited.


thank you

Answer 1

Norman Hepple (British, 1908-1994)
Portrait painter, born in London. The son of the painter Robert Hepple, and nephew of Wilson Hepple, the Northumberland animal painter, he studied at Goldsmiths’ College of Art, and the RA Schools under Sir Walter Russell, winning a British Institute Scholarship in Engraving. During the Second World War, he became an Official War Artist to the National Fire Service and examples of this work are held by the Imperial War Museum. In 1948 he was elected a member of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters, becoming President 1979-83. He was also a member of the New English Art Club and the Royal Academy and exhibited there on 5 occasions. His many royal portraits included HM The Queen, The Queen Mother, Prince Philip and Prince Charles. He also painted landscapes, horses and flowers for relaxation. He held a solo exhibition at Spinks Gallery, London in 1987, but sadly towards the end of his life he became blind and was forced to give up his painting. Returning home from electing a new RA president he was knocked down by a car and died a few weeks later. I didn't see anything about his work in the hotel. Hope this helps!

http://www.btinternet.com/~geoffatmhg/worksfor.htm
http://www.artnet.com/artist/132648/norman-hepple.html
http://www.johniddonfineart.com/Galleria/MainMenu.aspx?PG=artistportfolio&artistid=65
http://www.philipmould.com/InternalMain.asphttp://www.johnnicholsonfineart.co.uk/gallery_detail.php?paintid=61
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.rpsgb.org.uk/informationresources/museum/exhibitions/nawpexhib/images/large/PBI2.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.rpsgb.org.uk/informationresources/museum/exhibitions/nawpexhib/jirvine.html&h=337&w=280&sz=13&hl=en&start=13&um=1&tbnid=i289ofD_VbMQgM:&tbnh=119&tbnw=99&prev=/images%3Fq%3DNorman%2BHepple%26svnum%3D10%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26ie%3DUTF-8%26oe%3DISO-8859-1

Answer 2

May I make another enquiry regarding Norman Hepple. My mother was one of his models and her painting was entitlled 'Girl in a White Dress' My mother has told me that it was exhibited after the war at the National Portrait Gallery, however I have checked their archives without success. I would be grateful if anyone has any further suggestions as to how I can find a record of this painting. Thank you.