Mary Potter, OBE was an English painter whose best-known work uses a restrained palette of subtle colors. After studying at the Slade School of Fine Art, Potter began her career, exhibiting in London by the early 1920s. From the 1950s, her work became increasingly abstract and she gained wider notice. Born Mary Attenborough in Beckenham, she upset her parents by choosing painting from her many talents. While at Slade, she was awarded first prize for portrait painting and a place in the New English Art Club exhibition. She then decided that she was working to a formula and ceremonially burned all her portraits. Mary, later, married writer Stephen Potter and with two children, continued to paint as she wished. It was while living by the Thames in Chiswick from 1927 that she began to dabble with the watery vision which she would explore for the rest of her life. An early member of The London Group, Mary Potter also showed allegiance to the Seven and Five Society. In 1951, the Potter family moved to Aldeburgh, and it was this Suffolk fishing town that was to provide the inspiration for her finest art. After her divorce in 1955, her great friendship with the founders of the Aldeburgh Festival, Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears, led to them swapping houses for six years. This was so that she could paint overlooking the sea from Crag House. During her isolation, she painted to ever greater acclaim by paring down her vision, thinning her paint, blurring outlines and abolishing the horizon line.
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Golfers in the Rain I (The Fourteenth Hole), Oil on Canvas Painting, 1956 circa
By Mary Potter
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Golfers in the Rain I (The Fourteenth Hole), Oil on Canvas Painting, 1956 circa Additional information: Medium: Oil on canvas 50.8 x 63.5 cm 20 x 25 in A similar composition, Trees...
Canvas
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House Through Trees, Oil on Canvas Painting by Mary Potter, 1950s circa
By Mary Potter
Located in Kingsclere, GB
House Through Trees, Oil on Canvas Painting by Mary Potter, 1950s circa Additional information: Medium: Oil on canvas 30 x 41 cm 11 3/4 x 16 1/8 in Signed and titled on the canvas o...
Canvas
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Reflections II (Light Through Leaves), Oil on Canvas Painting, 1965-69 circa
By Mary Potter
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Reflections II (Light Through Leaves), Oil on Canvas Painting, 1965-69 circa Additional information: Medium: Oil on canvas 16 1/8 x 20 in 41 x 51 cm Living in the grounds of the Re...
Canvas
$3,734Sale Price|30% Off
H 28.75 in W 36.23 in D 0.79 in
Post-Impressionist Colorful Oil Paint Landscape "Le Pont Neuf, Paris"
By Joan Raset
Located in Segovia, ES
Le Pont Neuf - Paris. Oil on canvas by Spanish artist Joan Raset. Dimension with frame 84 cm H x 104 cm W x 4 cm D Dimension without frame 73 cm H x 92 cm W x 2 cm D Beautiful Pa...
Canvas, Oil
$3,005
H 39.38 in W 39.38 in D 1.19 in
Cipher Bloom - original abstract expressionism painting - contemporary art
By Lori Mirabelli
Located in London, Chelsea
We offer complimentary worldwide shipping and cover all tariffs and import taxes for this artwork. This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet C...
Canvas, Mixed Media
$1,035Sale Price|20% Off
H 21.5 in W 28 in D 2 in
Mediterranean Coastal Scene with Rural Property & Trees in French Countryside
Located in Preston, GB
Mediterranean Coastal Scene with Rural Property & Trees in French Countryside, by 20th Century French Artist, Jean-Pierre Vignat (Born 1913) Art measures 21 x 14.5 inches Frame me...
Canvas, Oil
$1,352
H 29.93 in W 29.93 in D 1.19 in
Concrete Capital II-original abstract modern painting-artwork- contemporary art
By Lori Mirabelli
Located in London, Chelsea
We offer complimentary worldwide shipping and cover all tariffs and import taxes for this artwork. This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet C...
Canvas, Mixed Media
$1,038Sale Price|20% Off
H 14 in W 16 in D 2 in
Impressionistic Impasto Painting Blue Stack Mountains Donegal Northern Ireland
Located in Preston, GB
Impressionistic Impasto Painting of Cottage on Blue Stack Mountains in Donegal Northern Ireland, by 20th Century Artist Jim Holmes Art measures 12 x...
Canvas, Board, Cotton Canvas, Oil
$3,816Sale Price|30% Off
H 29.34 in W 36.62 in
Characters in a Surrealist Landscape
By Lucien Coutaud
Located in London, GB
'Characters in a Surrealist Landscape', oil on canvas, by Lucien Coutaud (1931). A couple entwine with the male character seemingly in grief, the female not returning with a comforting embrace. In the distant landscape a sole character meanders. This painting seems to be a creation of the artist's dreams, perhaps reflecting events in his personal life. It seems there is a relationship problem. In the world of Surrealists, there is a focus on the unconscious mind through Freudian methods of free association, trance-like states or dreams. Some Surrealists practiced psychic 'automatism' which was automatic writing or drawing, turning off the conscious mind and producing streams of words or images directly from the unconscious. In unlocking the unconscious in this way, Surrealism was individually expressed (Ref. 'The Short Story of Art...
Canvas, Oil
$2,845
H 19.69 in W 27.56 in D 0.79 in
Lino Piccoli, oil on canvas, Scorcio di città, Italy, 1960s/'70s
Located in Vicenza, VI
The style of Lino Piccoli, an Italian painter, is characterized by a personal interpretation of Cubism through the decomposition and recomposition of forms into geometric planes. Thi...
Canvas, Oil
Lunch at Chez Louis
By Roland Dubuc
Located in London, GB
'Lunch at Chez Louis', oil on canvas, by Roland Dubuc (circa 1970s). The outdoor terrace at restaurants and cafés in France goes back centuries as they have always been a gathering place for intellectuals to meet and debate philosophical issues; for the Avant Garde set to display their works; for artists to compare and exchange ideas and for writers to drown their sorrows over their artistic anguish or melancholy. Even the freedom fighters of the French Revolution and later the French Resistance would meet in cafés to plot their course. Regular people of course also enjoy these venues. A very delightful feature of these French institutions is that there is always room for quiet book readers, romantic couples, business meetings and lively groups of friends sharing a bottle of wine. The artist Dubuc captures a slice of this lovely aspect of French culture in this smile-inducing depiction painted in vivid oils. With a background of greenery, the patrons enjoy the outdoors protected from the intense sun by the table's parasols. Ah, the life. The artwork is in good vintage condition, is framed and signed by the artist in the lower left hand corner. Please enjoy the many photos accompanying this listing. Upon request a video may be provided. About the Artist: Roland DuBuc (1924-1998), French artist, the sixth of 13 children and son of a construction worker. The very precariousness of the family's financial situation forced him to go to work at the age of 14. In extreme poverty, he moved to Rouen where he was lodged by the Salvation Army. During that time he struck up friendships with several artists who gave him advice and taught him techniques of drawing. He moved to other cities later where he met painters including, among others, Fred Pailhès...
Canvas, Oil
$4,149
H 25.6 in W 21.66 in D 1.58 in
Contemporary Happy Abstract Pastel Strokes Colors Artist Christina Gschwantner
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
At Escat Gallery we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of trust and professionalism for our collectors. Every artwork in our collection comes with a Certificate of Au...
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$4,149
H 27.56 in W 39.38 in D 0.79 in
Cosimo Privato, oil on canvas, "Venetian Canal," Italy, 1930s
Located in Vicenza, VI
Oil on canvas, measuring 100x70 cm, painted by Cosimo Privato around 1930s. The work depicts a view of a Venetian canal with a gondolier. Cosimo Privato is an internationally renowne...
Canvas, Oil
$1,803Sale Price|20% Off
H 20 in W 24 in D 2 in
Vintage Lakeland Landscape Painting with Sheep by 20th Century British Artist
By Peter McKay
Located in Preston, GB
Vintage Lakeland Landscape Painting with Sheep by 20th Century British Artist, Peter McKay Art measures 20 x 16 inches Frame measures ...
Canvas, Oil
Crazy Painting
By Pandi
Located in London, GB
Colour-filled images of fantastical creatures along with birds, snakes, rabbits, beautiful women in yoga poses - all images of Balinese reality and folklore combined in this one abst...
Canvas, Acrylic