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Ewart JohnsFigure on beach in check orange swimsuit by Modern British artist Ewart Johns1989
1989
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A very eye catching work by Modern British artist Ewart Johns painted in 1989 of a figure on the beach in a checked orange swimsuit set against set against a contrasting orange and green background. The painting is characterised by Ewart John's bold brushstrokes and vibrant colours that bring his fusion of abstract and figurative elements together.
Details of the work are:
Ewart Johns (British, 1923 – 2013)
Beach figure in check costume 88 – 89
Oil on board
Signed with initials and dated ‘EJ 89’ (lower right)
Further signed, titled and dated (on reverse)
22.1/4 x 29.1/2 in. (56.5 x 75 cm.)
Born in 1923 in Barry, South Wales, Ewart Johns was a practising artist until his death in 2013. From Barry to Cambridge, then London to Exeter, his love of drawing, painting and the broader arts shaped his early life and enhanced his career at Exeter University.
Following a year in the USA, in 1972, he was the founding head of the new Department of The Visual Arts at Lancaster University. In the 1980s, he moved back to Devon to concentrate fully on his own artwork. He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Arts from the University of Plymouth in 2001.
Ewart John's creative life also involved theatre production and design, writing and music but primarily he was an artist who has shared his love of exploring line form and colour during his teaching career, while at the same time producing a very large body of this own works.
He exhibited widely, and his paintings are represented in a number of public art collections the UK.
- Creator:Ewart Johns (1923 - 2013, British)
- Creation Year:1989
- Dimensions:Height: 22.25 in (56.52 cm)Width: 29.5 in (74.93 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
- Medium:
- Movement & Style:
- Period:
- Condition:In good condition, good impasto, recently framed in a simple white moulding.
- Gallery Location:Petworth, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU540312592822
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