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Peter L Field
Blue Brown Shapes on Red Abstract - British fifties abstract art oil painting

Circa 1955

$3,024.24
£2,200
€2,575.46
CA$4,223.80
A$4,580.81
CHF 2,406.02
MX$55,641.75
NOK 30,107.50
SEK 28,347.90
DKK 19,235.80

About the Item

This interesting British Abstract oil painting is by artist Peter Field. Painted circa 1955 on board, the composition is a blue square and brown oblong on a vivid red background with a red circle. The colours just zing out and one can clearly see the brushwork and impasto throughout the work. This is a fine example of Field's abstract oil painting from this period. Unsigned. Provenance: Family collection. Condition. Oil on board, 8 inches by 12 inches and in good condition. Frame. Housed in a dark surround frame, 11.5 inches by 15.5 inches and in good condition. Peter L Field (born 1920) - painter in oils, printmaker and teacher born in Winson in Gloucestershire. He studied at Cheltenham School of Art, 1937-9, with Seaton A White, then at Goldsmiths College London, 1946-49 under Clive Gardiner. After teaching in Paignton and Swindon he went to Birmingham, retiring in 1982 as head of the art and design faculty at City of Birmingham Polytechnic. He showed at The Royal Academy and in the provinces and Swindon Museum and Art gallery hold his works.
  • Creator:
    Peter L Field
  • Creation Year:
    Circa 1955
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 15.5 in (39.37 cm)Width: 11.5 in (29.21 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Hagley, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU853117016612

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