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Victor Pasmore Art

British, 1908-1998

Victor Pasmore was born in Surrey, England. He was initially known as both a successful representational painter of still life and landscapes, who later became a pioneering abstract artist, producing collages, constructions, prints and paintings that were some of the most revolutionary works of their kind in Britain at the time.

Pasmore attended evening classes at Central School of Arts and Crafts beginning in 1927, while working as a local government officer, experimenting with art styles reflecting developments in art in France since the 1880s.

After experiments in lyrical abstraction in the early 1930s, Pasmore founded the Euston Road School with William Coldstream, Graham Bell and Claude Rogers in 1937, teaching a style of Cézannesque realism that he adhered to in his own portraits and landscapes. The school closed in 1940, but this group moved on to teach at the Camberwell School of Art 1943-49, though Pasmore himself began to experiment with abstraction again from 1947 onwards with the support of Kenneth Clark. His earliest new abstract experiments used linear forms and collage but in 1952 and in parallel with the work of Kenneth and Mary Martin, became rigorously constructivist, with some works as three-dimensional wall-reliefs in wood and perspex. Teaching at the Central School since 1949, he became Head of Painting at King’s College, Durham University in 1954, staying till 1961, when he was able to devote himself to painting full-time.

In the 1960s the geometry softened, introducing curved lines and edges, and bright colors blossoming in the 1970s and later into lyrical abstract compositions of points, wandering lines and planes of bright colors against his habitual white backgrounds and even some drawn outlines of natural forms again towards the end of Pasmore’s life. These transitions were inspired by his relocation to Malta in 1966, where he resided until his death. That same year, he also began intensive experimentation with making prints at the 2RC print shop in Rome in parallel with his paintings. Printmaking became a major part of his oeuvre and he worked with Curwen Press, Kelpra Studio, White Ink and other print studios. Since his death the popularity of his prints has escalated immensely, and his earlier work is now extremely rare.

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Artist: Victor Pasmore
1980 Victor Pasmore oil, acrylic and charcoal on canvas 'Abstract', signed
1980 Victor Pasmore oil, acrylic and charcoal on canvas 'Abstract', signed

Victor Pasmore1980 Victor Pasmore oil, acrylic and charcoal on canvas 'Abstract', signed, 1980

$36,286

1980 Victor Pasmore oil, acrylic and charcoal on canvas 'Abstract', signed

By Victor Pasmore

Located in Petworth, West Sussex

Victor Pasmore, R.A. Abstract, 1980 signed with initials (centre right) oil, acrylic and charcoal on canvas 44 x 150cm.; 17¼ x 59in. Executed in 1980. Provenance Sale, Bonhams London...

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20th Century Modern Victor Pasmore Art

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Canvas, Charcoal, Oil, Acrylic

1979 etching by Victor Pasmore, inscribed, signed and dated, 'Cave of Calypso II
1979 etching by Victor Pasmore, inscribed, signed and dated, 'Cave of Calypso II

Victor Pasmore1979 etching by Victor Pasmore, inscribed, signed and dated, 'Cave of Calypso II, 1975

$2,512

1979 etching by Victor Pasmore, inscribed, signed and dated, 'Cave of Calypso II

By Victor Pasmore

Located in Petworth, West Sussex

Victor Pasmore (British 1908 – 1998) Cave of Calypso II, 1975 Inscribed ‘P / P’ printers proof (lower left), signed and dated ‘VP 75’ (lower right) in pencil Etching 29.1/2 x 25.1/2 ...

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20th Century Modern Victor Pasmore Art

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Etching

Senza Titolo 11 by Victor Pasmore, 1989
Senza Titolo 11 by Victor Pasmore, 1989

Victor PasmoreSenza Titolo 11 by Victor Pasmore, 1989, 1989

$5,931

Senza Titolo 11 by Victor Pasmore, 1989

By Victor Pasmore

Located in Kingsclere, GB

Senza Titolo 11 by Victor Pasmore, 1989 Additional information: Medium: etching with aquatint 40 x 57 cm 15 3/4 x 22 1/2 in signed with initials, dated and numbered 78/90 in pencil ...

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20th Century Victor Pasmore Art

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Etching, Aquatint

Untitled, from Sensory World by Victor Pasmore, Etching with Aquatint, 1996
Untitled, from Sensory World by Victor Pasmore, Etching with Aquatint, 1996

Victor PasmoreUntitled, from Sensory World by Victor Pasmore, Etching with Aquatint, 1996, 1996

$5,931

Untitled, from Sensory World by Victor Pasmore, Etching with Aquatint, 1996

By Victor Pasmore

Located in Kingsclere, GB

Untitled, from Sensory World by Victor Pasmore, 1996 Additional information: Medium: etching with aquatint 44 x 58.5 cm 17 3/8 x 23 1/8 in signed with initials, dated and numbered 4...

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20th Century Victor Pasmore Art

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Etching, Aquatint

Image by Victor Pasmore, 1974
Image by Victor Pasmore, 1974

Victor PasmoreImage by Victor Pasmore, 1974, 1974

$4,535

Image by Victor Pasmore, 1974

By Victor Pasmore

Located in Kingsclere, GB

Image by Victor Pasmore, 1974 Additional information: Medium: etching, aquatint and screenprint 92 x 65 cm 36 1/4 x 25 5/8 in signed with initials Victor Pasmore was a British pain...

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20th Century Victor Pasmore Art

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Etching

I, from Sensory World by Victor Pasmore, 1996
I, from Sensory World by Victor Pasmore, 1996

Victor PasmoreI, from Sensory World by Victor Pasmore, 1996, 1996

$3,977

I, from Sensory World by Victor Pasmore, 1996

By Victor Pasmore

Located in Kingsclere, GB

I, from Sensory World by Victor Pasmore, 1996 Additional information: Medium: etching and aquatint 29.5 x 29 cm 11 5/8 x 11 3/8 in signed with initials and numbered I/III in pencil ...

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20th Century Victor Pasmore Art

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Etching

Victor Pasmore(1908–1998) - The owl of Minerva - Aquatint etching on paper- 1978

Victor PasmoreVictor Pasmore(1908–1998) - The owl of Minerva - Aquatint etching on paper- 1978, 1978

$3,643

Victor Pasmore(1908–1998) - The owl of Minerva - Aquatint etching on paper- 1978

By Victor Pasmore

Located in Varese, IT

Aquatint etching on paper, edited in 1978 Limited edition of 90, numbered 65/90
 Edited by 2RC Signed in pencil by artist in lower right corner 
Paper size: 97 x 97 cm good condition...

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1970s Abstract Victor Pasmore Art

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Untitled VII by Victor Pasmore, 1990
Untitled VII by Victor Pasmore, 1990

Victor PasmoreUntitled VII by Victor Pasmore, 1990, 1990

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Untitled VII by Victor Pasmore, 1990

By Victor Pasmore

Located in Kingsclere, GB

Untitled VII by Victor Pasmore, 1990 Additional information: Medium: screenprint 73.2 x 103.5 cm 28 7/8 x 40 3/4 in signed with initials, dated and numbered 61/70 in pencil Victor ...

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20th Century Victor Pasmore Art

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Untitled IX by Victor Pasmore, 1990
Untitled IX by Victor Pasmore, 1990

Victor PasmoreUntitled IX by Victor Pasmore, 1990, 1990

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Untitled IX by Victor Pasmore, 1990

By Victor Pasmore

Located in Kingsclere, GB

Untitled IX by Victor Pasmore, 1990 Additional information: Medium:screenprint 73.4 x 104 cm 28 7/8 x 41 in signed with initials, dated and numbered 70/70 in pencil Victor Pasmore ...

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