Martin Battersby

Biography:

George Martin Battersby (London, 12 February 1914 - Lewes, 3 April 1982) was a British Trompe l'oeil artist and theatrical set decorator who became an expert on Art Nouveau and the style of the 1920s and 1930s. His father was a retail jeweller but Martin was drawn to the visual arts and he first trained as a draughtsman at Gill & Reigate. Later, he...