Robert Sadler was born in Newmarket, Suffolk, the son of a racehorse trainer. By the age of fourteen, he was drawing and painting airplanes, horses, houses and landscapes. After studying at Eastbourne College and Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, he joined the Royal Air Force in 1930 as a pilot from Cambridge University Air Squadron. In 1942, whilst posted to the Air Ministry as ‘Director of Plans’, he attended art school in London and spent the following year in Turkey on special duties, where he lectured at the Turkish Air Staff College and painted and rode racehorses. At the end of the war, Sadler returned to the United Kingdom and took up the post of Station Commander at RAF Binbrook in Lincolnshire. In 1947, he moved to Denmark as Air Attaché to the British Embassy in Copenhagen, where he attended art school and two years later, whilst Vice-President of the RAF Officers’ Selection Board, set-up a studio in Stockbridge whilst attending art school in Winchester. In 1953, Sadler moved to the USA to take up the post as a representative on the NATO Joint Chiefs of Staff Intelligence Committee, during which period he attended the Corcoran School of Art in Washington, D.C., where he first encountered the work of the American Abstract Expressionists. Returning to the UK in 1955, he moved back to Newmarket, having retired from the RAF to devote the rest of his life to painting. Sadler attended Heatherley’s School of Fine Art in London, Cambridge Technical College and became a member of the Winchester Art Society and the Cambridge Society of Painters & Sculptors. Sadler’s first one-man show was at Swaffham Prior, Cambridge and from then until 1963, he lived and painted in a largely abstract expressionist style influenced by the École de Paris (Tachisme) of Poliakoff and de Stael and by the contemporary British work of Peter Lanyon, William Scott, Paul Feiler, Bryan Wynter and Adrian Heath. In 1964, Sadler moved to Aldeburgh, Suffolk and built a new Studio at 39 The Terrace, where he lived till his death in August 2001. Sadler hung an Annual Studio Exhibition almost every year between 1965 and 2001 and since his death, Sadler’s works have been exhibited at various galleries throughout Suffolk. In 2007, a group of twelve of Sadler’s paintings was chosen to furnish the set for the Cornwall based TV series, ‘Echo Beach’. In his foreword to the catalog of Bryan Wynter’s one-man show at the Hayward Gallery in 1976, Alan Bowness wrote, "For a short period – say from 1955–65 – British artists believed they were as good as anyone and objectively speaking, I think this was true – certainly one saw the emergence of a remarkable plethora of new talent and a quantity of good painting and sculpture unmatched before or since." Robert Sadler and the work he created during this decade, perfectly illustrate Bowness’s point and fully deserve to be seen in that same light.
Seaport 1 1957 - British Abstract art oil painting Suffolk artist
By Robert Sadler
Located in Hagley, England
This superb British abstract expressionist oil painting is by noted Suffolk British artist Robert Sadler. Painted as oil on board it was painted in 1957 and is entitled Seaport 1 on ...
Oil
Souvenir 1958 - British fifties abstract art oil painting Suffolk artist
By Robert Sadler
Located in Hagley, England
This superb British abstract expressionist oil painting is by noted Suffolk British artist Robert Sadler. Painted as oil on board it was painted in 1958 and is entitled Souvenir 1958...
Oil
Mid 20th Century abstract landscape by British artist Robert Sadler
By Robert Sadler
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Robert Sadler (British, 1909 – 2001) Rural abstract 1962 Oil on board Signed ‘Sadler’ (lower right) 12.3/4 x 30.3/8 in. (32.3 x 77.3 cm.) Robert Sadler was born 1909 in Newmarket, S...
Oil, Board
1967 abstract oil painting of a hilltop by British artist Robert Sadler
By Robert Sadler
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A striking abstract landscape painting by ex RAF pilot / artist Robert Sadler The details of the painting are as follows: Robert Sadler (British, 1909 – 2001) ...
Oil, Board
Across the Weald - Modern British Landscape Acrylic Painting by Robert Sadler
By Robert Sadler
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Robert Sadler - British, 1909-2001 Across the Weald acrylic on board 30 x 40 cm 11 3/4 x 15 3/4 in signed Exhibitions Studio Exhibition 1980 (William) Robert Sadler produced abstra...
Acrylic, Board
1960 abstract oil painting by British artist Robert Sadler, in greys
By Robert Sadler
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A striking abstract landscape painting by ex RAF pilot / artist Robert Sadler The details of the painting are as follows: Robert Sadler (British, 1909 – 2001) ...
Oil, Board
$3,306
Oil on board entitled 'Painting II'. Signed bottom centre-left. Dated 1962.
By Robert Sadler
Located in York, GB
Oil on board by Robert Sadler (1909-2001) entitled Painting II. Signed bottom centre-left. Dated 1962. The painting is in good condition throughout, it has a small warp to the board...
Oil
$797
H 13.78 in W 17.72 in D 1.19 in
Ebbing Tide, Abstract Seascape, Original Landscape Painting, Framed Artwork
Located in Deddington, GB
Ebbing tide is an original landscape painting by Stephen KInder. This painting was completed on location in the late summer of 2019. The painting was completed on West Wittering...
Oil, Board
Oliviers
By Roger Mühl
Located in Austin, TX
Waterline Fine Art, Austin, TX is pleased to present the following work: Oil on canvas. Signed lower right, titled and inventoried verso. 19.75 x 21 in. 23.25 x 24.25 in. (framed) ...
Canvas, Oil
"Positano Coast"
By Vaclav Vytlacil
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Vaclav Vytlacil (Vas-lav Vit-la-chil) was born in New York City in 1892 to Czech parents, but was raised in Chicago. He was an artist since boyhood, becoming the youngest student to ...
Board, Oil
$1,475
H 29 in W 35 in D 2 in
Nicely Framed Antique American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Signed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Signed. Measuring 29 by 35 inches overall and 23 by 29 painting alone. In excellent original condition. Handso...
Oil, Board
$1,680Sale Price|30% Off
H 23.75 in W 36.375 in
Friday Market Ocotlan, Mexico, Colorful Mexican Market Scene, NYC Artist
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Lou (Louis) Sackman (American, 1911-2000) Signed: Lou Sackman 7-78 (Lower, Left) " Friday Market, Ocotlan ", 1978 (Mexico) Acrylic on Board 19 1/4" x 32" Housed in its original ...
Acrylic, Illustration Board
$850
H 16.15 in W 13 in D 0.79 in
"Many For The Empath" (abstract, flora, fauna, roses, oil painting, green, pink)
By Nicholas Evans
Located in Paris, IDF
MANY FOR THE EMPATH 2026 Paris, France This complex and layered floral painting of an abundant, overflowing bouquet presents an energetic and mesmerizing subject. This original mixe...
Oil Crayon, Dye, Cotton Canvas, Ink, Oil, Acrylic
$2,200
H 16 in W 16 in
Carol Young, "Violet Barn", 16x16 Colorful Barn Landscape Oil on Board
By Carol Young
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This painting presents a quiet rural building transformed through an expressive, contemporary use of color. A simple white-roofed barn stands centered in the composition, its broad p...
Acrylic, Board
$2,600Sale Price|20% Off
H 30.5 in W 42.5 in D 1 in
Movement Along a Horizon - Abstract Impressionist 2 Sided Oil Painting, Signed
Located in Soquel, CA
Movement Along a Horizon - Abstract Impressionist Oil Painting, Signed Vibrant abstract painting by Monterey, California based artist Vladimir Yerokhin (Russian b.1942 d.2019.) A ho...
Oil, Board
$4,589Sale Price|20% Off
H 16.8 in W 28.8 in D 1.75 in
Black & White Americana Painting of Ranchito Motel on Route 66 New Mexico USA
By Angela Wakefield
Located in Preston, GB
Panoramic Black & White Painting of the legendary Ranchito Motel on Route 66, New Mexico, USA. A unique original from leading British Cityscape Artist, Angela Wakefield. Art measures 24 x 12 inches Frame measures 28.8 x 16.8 inches Angela Wakefield has twice been on the front cover of ‘Art of England’ and featured in ARTnews, attracting international attention and critical acclaim with her urban landscape paintings of New York, London & the North of England. The style of painting has been described as ‘contemporary realism’, and is often favourably compared with Edward Hopper by collectors and art critics. Angela’s work is held in private collections in Europe and the USA, including the British Royal Family. Her admirers include leading figures in international business...
Paint, Board, Wood Panel, Gesso, Oil, Acrylic
"Lower Manhattan"
By Vaclav Vytlacil
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Signed & dated 1940 lower left. Vaclav Vytlacil (1892-1984) He was born to Czechoslovakian parents in 1892 in New York City. Living in Chicago as a youth, he took classes at the S...
Oil, Board
$1,214
H 9 in W 9 in D 1.75 in
Miniature Painting Radio City Music Hall New York City by British Urban Artist
By Angela Wakefield
Located in Preston, GB
Miniature Painting of Radio City Music Hall, New York City - a unique original from leading British Cityscape Artist, Angela Wakefield. Art measures ...
Gesso, Paint, Oil, Acrylic, Board
$1,354
H 21.66 in W 18.12 in D 0.79 in
Holy Split I Mixed Media Original Painting on Canvas, Abstract Landscape, 2026
By Nicholas Evans
Located in Paris, IDF
HOLY SPLIT I 2026 Paris, France HOLY SPLIT I is an ethereal mixed medium painting on canvas depicting a surreal dreamlike rift in a serene landscape. Abstract fuchsia forms suggesti...
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Pencil
$699
H 14.57 in W 21.66 in D 0.2 in
Fauvist Olive Trees Landscape Painting, Oil on Board, Signed, 37x55 cm
By Hyppolite Roger
Located in Cotignac, FR
French Mid 20th Century oil on board, fauvist view of olive trees in a landscape, probably near Nice in the South of France and the surrounding countryside, by Hyppolite Roger...
Acrylic, Board, Oil
$850
H 9.25 in W 11.25 in D 1 in
A Vibrant, 1960s Mid-Century Modern Abstract Oil Painting, Burning Fire (Flame)
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A Vibrant, Unique Surrealist 1960s Mid-Century Modern Abstract Oil Painting of Burning Fire (Flame) by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon. A vivid, eye-catching example of Haydon...
Canvas, Oil, Board
$1,400
H 25.125 in W 32.25 in
Arch Rock, Pacific Grove, California, Vintage 1970s Painting, Coastal Landscape
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Filastro Mottola (American, 1915 - 2008) Signed: Mottola (Lower, Right) " Arch Rock " Pacific Grove, Calif., circa 1970s-1980s (Titled on Verso) Acrylic on Illustration Board 21"...
Acrylic, Illustration Board
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H 12.38 in W 30 in D 1 in
20th Century abstract landscape painting by British artist Robert Sadler
By Robert Sadler
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A striking mid 20th Century British abstract painting of a landscape by British born Royal Air Force pilot Robert Sadler. The details of the work are as follows: Robert Sadler (Bri...
Oil, Board
Modern British still life with guitar by Robert Sadler
By Robert Sadler
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A very attractive cubist still life with statue and guitar by Modern British artist Robert Sadler. The details of the work are as follows: Robert Sadler (British, 1909 – 2001) Ven...
Oil, Board