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Elvic Steele1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "Evolving Plant Shapes"circa 1960's
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Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "Evolving Plant Shapes"
Medium: Oil on board, unframed
Size: 4.5 height x 5 width
Condition: Good
Provenance: all the paintings we have by this artist have come from the artists estate
Description: "Evolving Plant Shapes" is a striking abstract exploration of organic growth and transformation. The central focus is a trio of leaf-like forms, rendered in vivid blues, greens, and earthy browns, overlaid with intricate black vein-like patterns. These shapes evoke the natural evolution of plant life, with hints of cellular or botanical structures growing and overlapping across the surface.
Encircling the primary forms are smaller, orb-like shapes outlined in warm yellows, oranges, and deep purples, suggesting seeds, buds, or elements of nature in various stages of emergence. The artist uses textured oil layers and rhythmic outlines to create depth and movement, while the surrounding dark background anchors the composition, highlighting the organic vibrancy of the central figures.
The balance between structured patterns and spontaneous brushwork conveys the natural world's ordered chaos—ever-changing yet interconnected. This piece is a perfect choice for those who appreciate nature-inspired abstraction and its meditation on growth, evolution, and the beauty of imperfection.
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: 4.5 in (11.43 cm)Width: 5 in (12.7 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Cirencester, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU509315564242
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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