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Gerald Anthony Coles Art

English, 1929-2004

Gerald Anthony Coles was an English painter, printmaker and stained glass designer, born in Luton, Bedfordshire, in 1929. A talented portraitist, he expertly captures mood and emotion, with an understated yet elegant understanding of the human form. Favoring the dark and the sensual, he uses dark and largely monochromatic tones and experiments with a variety of media and substrate, including woodcut, oil/acrylics and monotypes. His works are represented in the British Museum collection.

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Artist: Gerald Anthony Coles
Portrait
Portrait

Portrait

By Gerald Anthony Coles

Located in Brecon, Powys

Gerald Coles - Original 1958 Woodcut. Signed and dated in pencil lower left corner. On Japan paper. Numbered 3/60. In fine condition. Gerald Anthony Co...

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1950s Modern Gerald Anthony Coles Art

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Head Of A Woman
Head Of A Woman

Head Of A Woman

By Gerald Anthony Coles

Located in Brecon, Powys

Gerald Coles - Original 1958 Woodcut. Signed and dated in pencil lower left corner. On Japan paper. Numbered 1/30. In fine condition. Gerald Anthony Co...

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1950s Modern Gerald Anthony Coles Art

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