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Elvic Steele1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "Developing Flower Shapes"circa 1960's
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Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "Developing Flower Shapes"
Medium: Oil on board, unframed
Size: 4.25 height x 5.75 width
Condition: Good
Provenance: all the paintings we have by this artist have come from the artists estate
Description: “Developing Flower Shapes” is a vibrant celebration of form, color, and texture, capturing the evolution of floral motifs in an abstract expressionist style. Seven stylized flowers, each distinct in color and design, dominate the composition, set against a textured, circular-patterned background in deep blues, purples, and earthy tones.
The flowers themselves are rendered in an array of soft pastels—lavender, pink, mint green, pale blue, and yellow—accentuated with bold outlines and dynamic detailing. The central orange and teal flower acts as a focal point, grounding the piece with its contrasting warm tones. The surrounding blossoms appear to float in harmony, creating a sense of movement and growth within the abstract space.
The richly layered oil paint gives depth to the surface, enhancing the tactile quality of the work. This painting exudes a joyful and meditative energy, making it an ideal piece for collectors of floral abstractions and mid-century modern art.
We have been offering similar works from this collection for years, appreciating the artist’s talent for capturing emotion through abstraction.
We have several similar size works offered for sale here. In this wonderful size format, they offer tremendous interior design capabilities, perhaps being grouped in sets of 2, 4, 8, or even 12!
- Creator:Elvic Steele (1920 - 1997, British)
- Creation Year:circa 1960's
- Dimensions:Height: 4.25 in (10.8 cm)Width: 5.75 in (14.61 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Cirencester, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU509315564552
Elvic Steele
Elvic Steele was British female artist who grew up in the countryside and developed a lifelong passion for nature. She became an experienced biologist and botanist as well as a keen gardener. Her interpretation of plants in her art, the attention to detail reveals the depth of her knowledge of nature. Steele spent all of her adult life teaching in various schools near her home in Essex. In 1946, she was awarded a sabbatical to attend the East Anglian School of Painting and Drawing at Benton End in Suffolk, run by Sir Cedric Morris. It was in Morris' garden at Benton End that she found a great deal of her inspiration and continued studying and painting there until the 1970s. Steele's work was regularly shown at the Colchester Art Society Exhibition and she also had a solo exhibition in 1960 when she was in the Isles of Scilly. On returning to Great Dunmow in Essex in 1963, she took evening classes at the Dunmow Art Group meetings. There, she exhibited in the Art Group's Exhibition and in villages in the district. Whilst living in Royal Leamington Spa (1984-88) she had two solo exhibitions at the Royal Spa Centre and also showed at the Leamington Spa Art Gallery and Museum. At this time, she also sent a number of paintings to the Benton End Group Exhibition in Essex.
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