April 17, 2024
British modernist 60's painting William Black original signed oil "Star Chart
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" Star Chart " Superb British Modernist abstract painting . Mid 20th century work Rare Oil on heavy paper . Impasto and scraffito technique creating texture and fine lines in the paint. Signed W Black '69, Title bottom left "Star Chart" measures approx 37. cm x 37cm, Excellent condition ,a few marks to the back, front unaffected. Suit retro style interior or 1960's collector . Unframed. Mid 20th century style work suit retro interior. Can combine postage with other items where possible. William Black worked either as or for an architect in a London office just after the Second World War to the early 1950’s. He inherited some money from a member of his family and decided to retire early to pursue his interest in art .He moved to the Newlyn area of Cornwall in the early fifties. He was ,self taught ,not unusual as Ben Nicholson one Britain ’s finest artists was also self taught I believe. He met some of the notable artists working there at the time ,presumably; Nicholson, Hepworth, Lanyon , Gabo etc who must have been influential and was I’m told an acquaintance of John Tunnard. Like Tunnard he remained outside of the artists’ groups and art scene there at the time. I think he was a talented outsider who may have been overlooked.
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