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William Black
Modern British, St. Ives group William Black watercolour of three boats

1968

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William Black (British, fl.66-69) Three boats Watercolour and ink pen Inscribed with title, signed and dated `Three Boats William Black 68’ (lower edge) 8 x 5.3/4 in. (20.3 x 14.7 cm.) William Black is a little known and underrated member of the St Ives artist group who, having worked as an architect after the Second World War, went on to work as an artist following the inheritance of money in the early 1950s. He was a self taught artist, producing numerous deconstructivist sculptures in the 1960s. He moved to St Ives in Cornwall where he knew artists such as Ben Nicholson, Barbara Hepworth and Naum Gabo. There is a clear architectural element to the sculptures that he made . They illustrate an assemblage of fragmented shapes and forms of a deconstructivist nature. William Black’s artwork is very much rooted in the time and Cornish School so one can see elements from those such as Wilhelmina Barns Graham , George Hammond Steel and even Fred Wallis, all of whom would have been familiar to him . He was however closest to John Tunnard who , like himself, was slightly outside the main group of artists at that time . As a result his work has only recently become better known and acknowledged by the mainstream art world . His paintings tend to be either gouache or pen and ink with watercolour wash and are lovely decorative pieces that sit beautifully in any home.
  • Creator:
    William Black (British)
  • Creation Year:
    1968
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 8 in (20.32 cm)Width: 5.75 in (14.61 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    In good order, float mounted on white in a white mount, behind glass in a white frame, some paper undulations and possible dirt but overall presents beautifully.
  • Gallery Location:
    Petworth, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU540312058502

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