[EDEN, Anthony (1897-1977)] - Alice ACHESON (1895-1996). Two Views of the Villa Nova, Barbados, signed "Alice Acheson" lower right, one watercolour on paper, the other pen on paper, framed and glazed. Provenance: ANTHONY EDEN, 1st Earl of Avon. (2)

[EDEN, Anthony (1897-1977), 1st Earl of Eden] - Alice ACHESON (1895-1996, artist).  Two Views of the Villa Nova, Barbados, signed "Alice Acheson" lower right, one watercolour on paper (355 x 490mm), the other pen on paper (210 x 290mm), both framed and glazed. Alice Acheson was an American painter, illustrator and print-maker. Her works are held in many important collections including the Hirshhorn Museum, the Smithsonian and the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum. Born into an artistic family, her grandfather was the artist John Mix Stanley. She married the statesman Dean Acheson in 1917. He served as the 51st U.S. Secretary of State under Harry S. Truman and became a lifetime friend of Anthony and Clarissa Eden, often staying with them in Barbados at the Villa Nova, the house the Edens purchased in 1965. Provenance: ANTHONY EDEN (1897-1977), 1st Earl of Avon. (2)