Denise Rooum (1929-2018), Bradford
About the Artist
Denise Rooum 1929-2018
Born in Bradford into an artistic, left leaning Baptist family with artistic talent. In her mid-twenties, Denise attended Canterbury College of Art, but subsequently gained a scholarship prize to study fine art at the Chelsea College of Art. With her artist husband Brian Vale she established an art studio at Heaton. She exhibited locally and nationally and her work is found in many collections She clearly had an adventurous attitude to painting, her early work in particular never followed earlier conventions. In addition to painting, she wrote and illustrated books.
Denise Rooum ‘Watchers’ DR04 Oil 37x47cm framed to 28x61cm £80
Denise Rooum ‘Bus to the Beach’ DR07 Mixed Media 35x49cm framed to 39s53cm £60
Denise Rooum ‘Sisters by the Sea’ DR01 1962 Gouach 84x27cm framed to 92x37cm £230
Denise Rooum ‘Flight’ DR02 Oil 40x50cm framed to 45x55cm £60
Denise Rooum ‘Megaliths’ DR06 Oil and Mixed Media 37x26cm framed to 40x29cm £40
Denise Rooum ‘Sisters and Stairs’ DR03 1962 Gouach 28x23cm framed toXXxXXcm £95
