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Elvic Steele1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - The Phoenix Among Treescirca 1960's
circa 1960's
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Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - The Phoenix Among Trees
Medium: Oil on board, unframed
Size: 4.75 height x 6 width
Condition: Good
Provenance: all the paintings we have by this artist have come from the artists estate
Description: This striking piece, "The Phoenix Among Trees", blends abstract surrealism with vivid storytelling. A brilliant blue bird-like figure, its wings stretched wide, dominates the composition. The bird’s exaggerated features—fiery orange crest, intense gaze, and angular form—evoke a mythical phoenix rising from golden embers beneath its perch.
The surrounding twisted trees, rendered in earthy browns with rounded foliage, appear both protective and surreal, framing the phoenix in a dreamlike enclosure. The stark contrast between the organic tree forms and the vibrant creature emphasizes a sense of rebirth and resilience.
The textured background of soft yellows and greys creates a subtle atmosphere, allowing the vibrant blue and orange hues of the phoenix to leap forward. The golden branching structure at the top adds a mythical quality, further enhancing the narrative of transformation and renewal.
This painting would suit collectors seeking bold, expressive works that merge abstraction with fantastical symbolism, making it ideal for contemporary spaces or eclectic art collections.
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: 4.75 in (12.07 cm)Width: 6 in (15.24 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Cirencester, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU509315567102
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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