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Peter Collins ARCAPortrait of a Lady (after Toulouse-Lautrec), 1924
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Peter Collins ARCA (1923–2001)
Portrait of a Lady (after Toulouse-Lautrec), 1924
Pastel and charcoal on paper
Dimensions without frame: 26cm x 21cm
Peter Collins ARCA was a British painter, draughtsman, and illustrator known for his versatile technique and lyrical approach to portraiture and figure subjects. Born in London, he studied at the Royal College of Art (where he earned his Associate of the RCA) and later worked as a commercial illustrator and fine artist. His career spanned over five decades, encompassing portraiture, poster design, and large-scale decorative commissions.
Collins’s art often combines sensitivity of line with expressive handling of tone and colour. Influenced by French modernism and early 20th-century graphic styles, his work reveals a deep admiration for artists such as Toulouse-Lautrec and Degas — whose attention to gesture, personality, and atmosphere he frequently echoed in his own portraits and studies.
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This pastel and charcoal portrait, signed and dated 1924, is a refined study after Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, reinterpreted by Peter Collins ARCA in the spirit of homage rather than direct imitation.
The subject, a lady in profile, is depicted with an economy of line and a soft interplay of pastel tones over charcoal drawing. Her face and upper torso are rendered with deft, fluid strokes, combining structural precision with expressive looseness. The background remains lightly worked, allowing the sitter’s features — delicate yet assertive — to command attention.
Collins’s use of pastel imparts warmth and immediacy: subtle pinks, ochres, and greys evoke both the fashionable elegance and psychological nuance characteristic of Toulouse-Lautrec’s Parisian women. The charcoal underdrawing, visible in parts, lends graphic energy and spontaneity, while the pastel overlays soften contours, blending realism with impressionistic suggestion.
Though clearly inspired by Toulouse-Lautrec’s style — particularly his portraits of café singers and dancers — Collins brings to the composition a distinctly British restraint and clarity of form. The result is a poised and sympathetic portrait that captures not only the visual essence of Lautrec’s model but also the interpretive intelligence of Collins himself.
- Creator:Peter Collins ARCA (1923 - 2001, British)
- Dimensions:Height: 17.72 in (45 cm)Width: 15.95 in (40.5 cm)
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- Gallery Location:GB
- Reference Number:Seller: b661stDibs: LU2841217060562
Peter Collins ARCA
With a fondness for life drawing, Peter Collins ARCA was perhaps a natural choice for the bikini-clad inhabitants of the pages of a holiday brochure. Collins's first job was at an advertising agency, in the commercial studio, while he attended evening art classes. World War II interrupted his career and he joined the Royal Artillery (of the British Army), teaching painting and drawing in the Education Corps, while simultaneously teaching at St Martin's School of Art, part time. Following the war, Collins studied at the Royal College of Art, winning a scholarship. Leaving in 1950, he then worked as a commercial artist producing some well-known posters for clients including British Railways and British European Airways. He was the Art Director at Odhams Press and spent time designing for both ICI and Shell. With his wife Georgette, he created the 'Bacombe Galleries' in Sussex, converting a group of buildings. In 1975, they again converted buildings, this time Stanley Studios in Chelsea, which were scheduled for redevelopment; many artists had worked there, probably the most famous being Elizabeth Frink. Combining an artist's studio and a single residence at Stanley Studios, the Collins’ were immersed in Chelsea's art scene and proceeded to fill the place with art, antiques, sculptures and curios.
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