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Charles Pulsford ARSA
Abstract Figure in Yellow and Blue watercolour by Charles Pulsford ARSA

$1,812.42
£1,330
€1,553.78
CA$2,489.40
A$2,783.45
CHF 1,460.04
MX$33,714.32
NOK 18,430.11
SEK 17,412
DKK 11,597.44

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To see our other Modern British Art, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller" - or send us a message if you cannot find the artist you want. Charles Pulsford ARSA (1912 - 1989) Abstract Figure in Yellow and Blue Watercolour and ink with wax resist 56 x 38 cm Signed lower right. An abstract figure in arresting colours. The artist plays with the intersection of round and lateral mark-making to form a human figure, perhaps reminiscent of a crucifixion. Pulsford's skill as an abstract landscape artist is also evident here, with the form suggestive of natural and industrial topography like fields, rivers, railway tracks, and electric pylons. Pulsford was born in Staffordshire to Scottish parents. His family returned to Dunfermline when he was a child, and he subsequently attended Edinburgh College of Art (ECA) between 1933 and 1937. He, along with other prominent Scottish artists, embraced modernism and abstraction following the end of the war. Alan Davie, William Turnbull, William Gear and Eduardo Paolozzi are the key artists of the group with which he was association, and the National Galleries of Scotland regard Pulsford as the 'fifth man' of the group. Between 1952 and 1960 he taught at ECA and then at Canterbury College of Art. Provenance: the artist; the residual stock of William Hardie.
  • Creator:
    Charles Pulsford ARSA (British)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 22.05 in (56 cm)Width: 14.97 in (38 cm)
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  • Condition:
    Generally very good, residual tape marks to extreme margins.
  • Gallery Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU795311954812

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