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Jack Stephenson was born at Grimsby, Lincolnshire and educated at East Ham Grammar School. He studied at Walthamstow School of Art, where tutors included Ken Howard and Fred Dubery and then Hornsby College of Art under Ian Simpson and David Tindle.
15/09/2025
Jack taught art at schools and colleges in London for some 30 years, whist regularly exhibiting in London galleries and at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. He married the horticultural artist Christine Stephenson and took early retirement aged 50 to focus on painting. Working out of his Studio in North-East Suffolk he was primarily a portrait painter and exhibited with the Suffolk Group of Artists and the Southwold Art Circle, notable sitters included the actor Bill Nighy and his paintings feature in many prominent Suffolk collections.
The present works, from the artist’s Estate, have never previously been seen at auction, the quality and assuredness of Jack Stephenson’s technique shines through these works and we anticipate this will be the first of many East Anglian art auctions to feature Jack Stephenson’s superb paintings.
Hop along to Reeman Dansie to view lot 109, a charming Meissen Rabbit (or hare, the jury is still out..) coming up for sale in our East Anglian, Antiques & Fine Art Sale 8th-9th April 2026, estimate £2000-3000.
30/03/2026
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30/04/2026
Harry Becker was born in Colchester in 1865 to German parents Henrietta and Charles. His father Charles, who served as a field surgeon in various campaigns including Crimea, was drafted to Colchester in 1856 and there they settled.
19/03/2026