Colin Self Paintings

British, b. 1941

Colin E Self (born 1941 in Rackheath, Norfolk) is an English Pop Artist, whose work has addressed the theme of Cold War politics. As a student at the Slade School of Fine Art from 1961 to 1963 Colin Self received encouragement for his drawings and collages from the artists David Hockney and Peter Blake. Visits to the United States and Canada in 1962 and 1965 heightened his consciousness of Cold War politics and events such as the Cuban Missile Crisis and the CND marches led him to create highly-innovative prints such as Nuclear Bomber No.1 (1963), one of the earliest multiple plate etchings, and paintings such as ‘Waiting Women and Two Nuclear Bombers’ (1962–63). He explored the relationship between violence and sexual threat in drawings of glamorous models and his iconic ‘Leopard-skin Nuclear Bomber’ sculptures. Following his trip to the US in 1965 he produced a series of drawings based on American nuclear fall-out shelters, Art Deco cinema interiors and of hot dogs, which he described as being ‘as important a 20th century development as a rocket.’ Richard Hamilton called him ‘the best draughtsman in England since William Blake.’ During the 60s Self showed with the Robert Fraser Gallery, London. Self was a central figure in the 1960s boom in printmaking. Drawing images from a variety of commercial sources, he created the Power and Beauty series of screen prints (1968) at Editions Alecto while his etching suite Prelude to the 1000 Temporary Objects of Our Time (1970–71) sought to provide a unique record of society in the event of its possible destruction. Suspicious of the commercial art world Self worked in isolation during the 1970s, producing atmospheric watercolours and charcoals of the landscapes of his native county Norfolk, and Scotland. A trip to the former Soviet Union in 1985-6 provided further stimulus to his explorations of Cold War culture. His collages from the 1980s to the present day combine his interest in Surrealist juxtaposition and the subconscious, with an inventive visual imagination. Some of these works such as ‘Burning Man Jumping from Building’ (1983) and ‘New York Disaster’ (1998) appear remarkably prescient in the light of events such as the attack on the World Trade Center in 2001, while others create lighter, often humorous narratives from found material in everyday life – an extension of the language of Pop art. In 1997 the Tate Gallery held a show of all its holdings of his work. Since 2000 Self has worked on his ‘Odyssey/Iliad’ suite of etchings, in which the artist has returned to his 1960s technique of multiple-plate etching to re-tell the classical story by Homer using contemporary found-imagery and themes. A retrospective of his work entitled 'Colin Self: Art in the Nuclear Age' was held at Pallant House Gallery in 2008. Public collections holding work by Colin Self include Arts Council of Great Britain, Museum of Modern Art, Pallant House, Tate Gallery and The Priseman Seabrook Collection.

Artist: Colin Self

Colin SelfButterfly Collage, Ink and Collage by Colin Self, 2013, 2013

$2,568

Butterfly Collage, Ink and Collage by Colin Self, 2013

By Colin Self

Located in Kingsclere, GB

Butterfly Collage, Ink and Collage by Colin Self, 2013 Additional information: Medium: Ink and Collage 25 x 14.5 cm 9 7/8 x 5 3/4 in Signed Colin Self is a British artist, known for his Pop Art affiliations and themes of Cold War culture in his work. Born in Norfolk in 1941, Self studied first at Wymondham College, followed by Norwich School of Art where he was taught by Jeffrey Camp...

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20th Century Colin Self Paintings

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Ink

Bazevian DelaCapuciniereFrench School Portrait Blue White Horse Impressionist th century Original AUC, 2023

$422Sale Price|80% Off

H 15.75 in W 15.75 in D 1.38 in

French School Portrait Blue White Horse Impressionist th century Original AUC

Located in Zofingen, AG

White Horse Animal portrait closeup. Technique: oil, acrylic, and ink on old book pages on wooden frame 40x40cm ■■ 15,8x15,8 inch Sustainability: Wooden frame is made by the arti...

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Early 1900s Tonalist Colin Self Paintings

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Ink, Oil, Acrylic

Bazevian DelaCapuciniereFrench School Portrait Frieze me Cat XL Impressionist th century Original MAK, 2019

$2,174Sale Price|35% Off

H 36.23 in W 28.75 in D 0.99 in

French School Portrait Frieze me Cat XL Impressionist th century Original MAK

Located in Zofingen, AG

Animal Frieze me Portrait - Closeup of cat Technique: oil, acrylic, and ink on canvas F30 92x73cm ■■ 36,2x28,7 inch 》》R E A D Y -- T O -- H A N G《《 ❶ → Original signed work. Cer...

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Early 1900s Tonalist Colin Self Paintings

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Ink, Oil, Acrylic

Alex K. MasonLarge Celestial Mythical Horse Painting Acrylic Gouache Ink on Canvas Blue, 2021

$10,000

H 48 in W 48 in D 3 in

Large Celestial Mythical Horse Painting Acrylic Gouache Ink on Canvas Blue

By Alex K. Mason

Located in Versailles, KY

Large Celestial Mythical Horse Painting by Alex K. Mason "Wardusa", Acrylic Gouache Ink on Canvas, Blue, White, Gold, Yellow This painting is part of a constellation series I did f...

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2010s Contemporary Colin Self Paintings

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Canvas, Ink, Acrylic, Gouache

Jesse LambertCorner

$3,400

H 26 in W 30 in

Corner

By Jesse Lambert

Located in New York, NY

ink and watercolor on paper, 26"x 30" This painting is from as series of ink and watercolor paintings that depict ad-hoc structures, similar to tree houses or forts. The ...

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2010s Contemporary Colin Self Paintings

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Watercolor

Kim FrohsinReds In Overdrive: Horse Grid / original large acrylic painting, 2005

$3,800

H 21 in W 21 in D 0.25 in

Reds In Overdrive: Horse Grid / original large acrylic painting

By Kim Frohsin

Located in Burlingame, CA

'Reds in Overdrive' from Frohsin's Horse Grid series is vibrant and lively, in reds pinks and purples. The work features horses walking, galloping, jumping and standing. The painting...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Colin Self Paintings

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Acrylic, Archival Ink, Mixed Media, Pigment

Bazevian DelaCapuciniereFrench School Frieze me Impressionist th century Original Cat painting Indian XL, 2019

$2,000Sale Price|40% Off

H 36.23 in W 28.75 in D 0.99 in

French School Frieze me Impressionist th century Original Cat painting Indian XL

Located in Zofingen, AG

Animal Frieze me Large Portrait - Closeup of cat Technique: oil, acrylic, and ink on canvas F30 92x73cm ■■ 36,2x28,7 inch ⏩》R E A D Y -- T O -- H A N G《⏪ 🟢 → Original signed wor...

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Early 1900s Tonalist Colin Self Paintings

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Ink, Oil, Acrylic

Shizico YiOriginal-Jay and Butterflies-Abstract-Expression-Gold Leaf-UK Awarded Artist, 2023

$2,488

H 23.63 in W 19.69 in D 0.52 in

Original-Jay and Butterflies-Abstract-Expression-Gold Leaf-UK Awarded Artist

Located in London, GB

Primary Colour Series-Jay and Butterflies is one of Shizico Yi's latest projects, inspired by Japanese woodblock Print and the a nod to calligraphy tradition. The series is a continu...

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2010s Abstract Expressionist Colin Self Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Bazevian DelaCapuciniereFrench School - Octopus walk (Large) NSWE - Oil Post Impressionist MAK, 2023

$845Sale Price|61% Off

H 21.66 in W 21.66 in D 1.38 in

French School - Octopus walk (Large) NSWE - Oil Post Impressionist MAK

Located in Zofingen, AG

Octopus Walk NSWE Serie of octopus walking...swimming. Technique: oil, acrylic, and ink on old book pages on wooden frame 55x55cm ■■ 21,6x21,6 inch Sustainability: Wooden frame ...

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Early 1900s Tonalist Colin Self Paintings

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Ink, Oil, Acrylic

June GlassonMother III - Contemporary Gold Mythical Creature Winged Animal, 2024, 2024

$2,100

H 22 in W 30 in

Mother III - Contemporary Gold Mythical Creature Winged Animal, 2024

By June Glasson

Located in Kent, CT

Contemporary painting in ink, gouache and pencil on archival paper of a silhouette suggesting the form of a gold mythical winged creature with claws and a split tail. Available unfr...

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2010s Contemporary Colin Self Paintings

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Archival Ink, Gouache, Archival Paper, Pencil

Alex K. MasonLarge Celestial Painting Mixed Media on Canvas, Blues, Greens, White, Yellow, 2021

$10,000

H 48 in W 48 in D 3 in

Large Celestial Painting Mixed Media on Canvas, Blues, Greens, White, Yellow

By Alex K. Mason

Located in Versailles, KY

Large Abstract Celestial Painting by Alex K. Mason. "Forgotten Star Lore II". Acrylic, Gouache, Ink on Canvas, 48"H x 48"W x 3"D. Blues, Greens,...

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2010s Contemporary Colin Self Paintings

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Canvas, Ink, Acrylic, Gouache

Gabrielle PoolAwkward Silence by Gabrielle Pool Ink on Paper with Wooden Frame, 2020

$345

H 11.82 in W 13.78 in

Awkward Silence by Gabrielle Pool Ink on Paper with Wooden Frame

By Gabrielle Pool

Located in Coltishall, GB

Gabrielle Pool’s inks on paper are simple and charming. Using an unforgiving medium she produces work that is delicately poised between reality and abstraction with an underlying hu...

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21st Century and Contemporary Colin Self Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Wood

Joachim SchmeisserTim - the Gentle Giant, Elephant, Mixed Media, black and white photography, 2019/2020

$18,116

H 64.57 in W 53.15 in D 0.2 in

Tim - the Gentle Giant, Elephant, Mixed Media, black and white photography

By Joachim Schmeisser

Located in München, BY

Unique Piece / One of a Kind Joachim is one of the multifaceted artists among Fine Art Photographers and started this style of work already more than 30 years ago. All these pieces ...

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