Lot #46 - Adrian Heath, 1920-1992 (Burma/England)
Adrian Heath, 1920-1992 (Burma/England)
Estimate: 8 000 - 16 000 £
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Lot Description
Abstract composition, May 1957
Oil on canvas, size 70,5 x 49 cm (27 3/4 x 19 1/3 inches)
Frame dimensions 81 x 60 cm (32 x 23 2/3 inches)
Signed and dated lower right
Adrian Heath was a leading abstract artist in twentieth-century Britain. He was taught by Stanhope Forbes whilst studying art at Newlyn in 1938, and later attended the Slade School of Art. Heath spent much time in Cornwall, visiting in both 1949 and 1951. There he met with Ben Nicholson, where the two shared a mutual interest in abstract art.Other artist Heath shared explorations and artistic pursuits with were those such as William Scott, who also resided and worked in St Ives. Heaths work has been included in exhibitions held by the Royal Academy, the British Council, and the Tate St Ives, and is in a number of permanent collections, including that of Newnham College, Cambridge, and the Arts Council Collection.
Oil on canvas, size 70,5 x 49 cm (27 3/4 x 19 1/3 inches)
Frame dimensions 81 x 60 cm (32 x 23 2/3 inches)
Signed and dated lower right
Adrian Heath was a leading abstract artist in twentieth-century Britain. He was taught by Stanhope Forbes whilst studying art at Newlyn in 1938, and later attended the Slade School of Art. Heath spent much time in Cornwall, visiting in both 1949 and 1951. There he met with Ben Nicholson, where the two shared a mutual interest in abstract art.Other artist Heath shared explorations and artistic pursuits with were those such as William Scott, who also resided and worked in St Ives. Heaths work has been included in exhibitions held by the Royal Academy, the British Council, and the Tate St Ives, and is in a number of permanent collections, including that of Newnham College, Cambridge, and the Arts Council Collection.
Conditions
Painting is is stable condition. Possible surface contamination. The frame has many damages.
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