(Leonard) James Stroudley, RBA (1906-1985) was a well-known painter of figures subjects, portraits and landscapes. He also produced some prints. He was born and lived in London, and studied art at Clapham School of Art 1923-27, then at the Royal College of Art 1927-30. His teachers included Sir William Rothenstein and Allan Gwynne-Jones. He was a Major Abbey Scholar 1930-33 which gave him three years travelling and study in Italy. Stroudley showed at the Royal Academy 1933-85, Royal Society of British Artists (elected a member 1934), New English Art Club (in 1927) and at Liverpool. His early work was influenced by the Cubists. Recurring themes were paintings of bathers in the 1940s and 1950s and, later, coastal scenes often devoid of figures, painted to the east of Brighton and also in Kent. Solo shows were held at Arthur Tooth and Son and the Apollinaire Gallery. His work is held in a number of public collections including Bradford, Brighton & Hove Art Galleries, Herbert Art Gallery in Coventry, and Rochdale.