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Sir Terry Frost Art

British, 1915-2003
Sir Terry Frost (13 October 1915 – 1 September 2003) was an English painter best known for his geometric abstractions. Overlapping half-circles, rectangles, and squares of bright colors, the artist’s work conveyed his enthusiasm for perceptual phenomena. Born on October 13, 1915, in Leamington Spa, United Kingdom, he served in World War II where he was captured by the Nazi’s as a prisoner of war. While in captivity at the Stalag 383 prison camp, he met fellow English painter Adrian Heath. Upon his return to England, and spurred by the art-related conversations he had with Heath, Frost attended the Camberwell School of Art. In school, he studied under the renowned painters Ben Nicholson and William Coldstream. Later, as his painting career progressed, he began teaching at institutions such as the University of Leeds and the University of Reading. Frost died on September 1, 2003 in Hayle, United Kingdom. Today, the artist’s works are in the collections of the Tate Gallery in London, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and the National Galleries of Scotland in Edinburgh.
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Artist: Sir Terry Frost
"Sun Tree" Abstract Screenprint and Collage
"Sun Tree" Abstract Screenprint and Collage

"Sun Tree" Abstract Screenprint and Collage

By Sir Terry Frost

Located in Brecon, Powys

'Sun Tree' - A signed, limited edition 26-colour silkscreen print with 9 collage elements by renowned British abstract artist Sir Terry Frost RA. ​ Medium: Screenprint with Collage ...

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Early 2000s Abstract Sir Terry Frost Art

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Sir Terry Frost RA: 'Untitled Landscape' oil on canvas 1991 painting

Sir Terry Frost RA: 'Untitled Landscape' oil on canvas 1991 painting

By Sir Terry Frost

Located in London, GB

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1990s Abstract Sir Terry Frost Art

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Two Nudes

Two Nudes

By Sir Terry Frost

Located in Edinburgh, GB

Sir Terence Frost RA (1915-2003) was a British abstract artist, born in Warwickshire, who worked in Cornwall. Frost became a leading figure of abstract art and attended St Ives Schoo...

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20th Century Abstract Sir Terry Frost Art

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Acrylic

Sir Terry Frost, 'Ragatta', pencil and gouache, signed, British
Sir Terry Frost, 'Ragatta', pencil and gouache, signed, British

Sir Terry Frost, 'Ragatta', pencil and gouache, signed, British

By Sir Terry Frost

Located in Petworth, West Sussex

Terry Frost was one of the leading figures of post-war British abstraction, celebrated for his vibrant colour, dynamic forms, and deeply intuitive approach to composition. Associated...

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20th Century Abstract Sir Terry Frost Art

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Sir Terry Frost abstract painting, pastel colours, British Cornish school
Sir Terry Frost abstract painting, pastel colours, British Cornish school

Sir Terry Frost abstract painting, pastel colours, British Cornish school

By Sir Terry Frost

Located in Petworth, West Sussex

Sir Terry Frost RA (British, 1915 – 2003) Newlyn Rhythms Oil on canvas Signed and dated ’82 83 88’ (on the reverse) 29.1/4 x 29.1/8 in. (74.4 x 74.2 cm.) (including frame) This beau...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Sir Terry Frost Art

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"At Five O'Clock In the Afternoon",  Signed  Ltd Ed Print by  Sir Terry Frost
"At Five O'Clock In the Afternoon",  Signed  Ltd Ed Print by  Sir Terry Frost

"At Five O'Clock In the Afternoon", Signed Ltd Ed Print by Sir Terry Frost

By Sir Terry Frost

Located in Brecon, Powys

At Five O'Clock In The Afternoon by Sir Terry Frost Signed and numbered 5/25 Image 55 x 37.7 cm Published by the artist 1990 On Somerset Satin Paper Contemporary black frame, behind...

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RED AND BLACK ON GREEN

RED AND BLACK ON GREEN

By Sir Terry Frost

Located in Portland, ME

Frost, Sir Terry (English, 1915-2003). RED AND BLACK ON GREEN. Screenprint in colors, 1968. Edition size not known. Signed and dated in pencil and inscribed "Artist's Proof." Printed...

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1960s Sir Terry Frost Art

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Valentine - Blues and Purples
Valentine - Blues and Purples

Valentine - Blues and Purples

By Sir Terry Frost

Located in London, GB

Terry Frost Valentine - Blues and Purples, 1999 Collage and acrylic hand-signed and dated 99 (lower right); further hand-signed, dated 99 and dedicated (verso) 32 x 31 cm 40.5 x 41 c...

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1990s Modern Sir Terry Frost Art

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British, St. Ives school collage by Sir Terry Frost, dancing figures on red back
British, St. Ives school collage by Sir Terry Frost, dancing figures on red back

British, St. Ives school collage by Sir Terry Frost, dancing figures on red back

By Sir Terry Frost

Located in Petworth, West Sussex

Terry Frost (British, 1915 – 2003) Dancing figure Mixed media Collage 16.1/2 x 18.1/2 in. (42 x 47 cm.) to slip edge Provenance: Created for and donated to the St. Ives Theatrical Pr...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Sir Terry Frost Art

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Terry Frost 'Bottle and Statue' oil painting abstract still life interior
Terry Frost 'Bottle and Statue' oil painting abstract still life interior

Terry Frost 'Bottle and Statue' oil painting abstract still life interior

By Sir Terry Frost

Located in London, GB

Sir Terry Frost (1915-2003) Bottle and Statue Oil on board 38 x 46cm A distinctive still life featuring bottle, statue, and drapery. Terry Frost was a prominent British abstract artist. Frost is most noted for his simplistic abstract forms and unusual colour; he worked alongside the St Ives group...

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1940s Sir Terry Frost Art

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Circle Composition Abstract
Circle Composition Abstract

Circle Composition Abstract

By Sir Terry Frost

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A vibrant and fun work by the celebrated and beloved Sir Terry Frost - British artist. Framed in clean and contemporary white matting and lacquered frame this is an attention gettin...

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1960s Abstract Sir Terry Frost Art

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

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British painter, born in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, one of the leading artists of the *St Ives School. He attended evening classes in art when he was sixteen, but then worked at various jobs, mainly concerned with electricity and radio, and did not take up painting until 1943, when he was a prisoner of war in Germany. His fellow prisoner Adrian *Heath encouraged him. After the war Frost studied at St Ives School of Art (1946) under its founder Leonard Fuller (1891–1973), then at Camberwell School of Art (1947–50) under *Coldstream and *Pasmore (whom he described as ‘my god’). In 1951 he worked as assistant to Barbara *Hepworth. His early work was in the sober realistic tradition of the *Euston Road School, but he soon turned to abstraction. His work remained based on observations of nature, however, often the harbour at St Ives where he spent a great deal of time up until 1963. Blue Movement (1953, Vancouver Art Gallery) is an attempt to render in abstract terms the effect of the rise and fall of boats in a harbour on a twilit evening. Characteristically he used patterns of interlinked shapes—strongly outlined but avoiding geometrical regularity. Frost taught at Bath Academy of Art, 1952–4, Leeds College of Art, 1956–9, and Reading University, 1965–81. He was appointed professor at Reading in 1977 and became emeritus professor on his retirement. He was knighted in 1998. His son Anthony Frost (1951– ) is also an abstract painter of the St Ives School. Further Reading C. Stephens, Terry Frost (2000) ‘Sir Terry Frost’, obituary, The Times (3 September 2003) Text source: A Dictionary of Modern and Contemporary Art (Oxford University Press) Sir Terry Frost Collage Painting...

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Sir Terry Frost (British,1915-2003) : Thrust Signed & dated 'Frost 58' in pencil, lower right Titled on reverse Ink and wash on paper Provenance: Austin Desmond Fine Art, label verso . The Mayor Gallery, label verso Exhibition history: Austin Desmond 'Terry Frost Works on Paper, 1947 – 1972' Very few artists are successful in monotone as it is brutally visual so any weaknesses in the composition and/or the technique used are laid bare. This is a rare work and the monotone is totally appropriate for the title, ie simple, focused energy in the motion, and also focuses the viewers attention on the movement in the work which you can feel. Measures: Sheet height 24 cm, 9 ½ in., length 34.5 cm, 13 ½ in., In a moulded, ebonized frame. Frame height 46.5 cm, 18 ¼ in, length 56.5 cm, 22 ¼ in, In 1958 Frost was working from Porthmeor Studios in St Ives, having returned with his family from his teaching post in Leeds the previous year. Contemporary St Ives was again a hotbed of artistic activity, with Roger Hilton, Barbara Hepworth, Bernard Leach, Peter Lanyon, Patrick Heron and Brian Wynter all working in the town or nearby. Terry Frost's studio in St Ives, circa 1960. Frost was already an established figure, with two solo shows at the Leicester Galleries to his name and a third that year. In the same year he moved to Waddington Galleries, where he would have exhibitions regularly until 1978. The Tate purchased a first picture in 1959, and Frost's career was also poised to go international with his first American solo show, in 1960, at the Bertha Schaeffer Gallery in New York - a critical success which was attended by American heavyweights de Kooning, Rothko, Kline, Newman, and Motherwell. Frost characterised these years as 'a period of total confidence any mark I made seemed to be fine.' This work Thrust is strongly situated in the development of themes from Frost's Leeds years of 1954 to 1957 and before, to those of his work of the Sixties; and demonstrates motifs present in work from across his career. In the preceding years in Leeds he made a series of paintings which represented a movement through a landscape in abstract, for example Winter 1956, Yorkshire (Tate Collection). The fascination with motion and force and how these could be rendered in composition was first explored earlier in the decade, and extended through to later work such as the Laced, and Suspended Forms series. Here this enquiry is clearly present, both in the title Thrust and in the strong sense of propulsion of the two emphasised v or u forms towards the centre of the image. In all of Frost's work there exists a tension between abstraction and figuration - he never relinquishes to the complete abstraction advanced by Ben Nicholson and Naum Gabo and others. 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Paintings in Museums and Public Art Galleries : UK • Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums • Abbot Hall Art Gallery, Kendal • Arts Council of Great Britain, London • Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery, UK • British Council, London • Bolton Museum & Art Gallery • Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum, UK • City Museum & Art Gallery, Bristol • City Museum & Art Gallery, Plymouth • Contemporary Art Society, London • Cornwall County Education Committee • Exeter University • Falmouth Art Gallery, England • Ferens Art Gallery, Hull • Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge • Glasgow University • Gulbenkian Foundation, London • Government Art Collection, London • Huddersfield Art Gallery • Leeds City Art Gallery • Leicestershire County Education Committee • Manchester City Art Gallery, England • National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh • National Museum of Wales, Cardiff • Northampton Museums & Art Gallery • National Portrait Gallery, London, UK • Norwich Museums, England • Peter Scott...

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Sir Terry FrostBoats on the angle

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Late 20th Century Abstract Sir Terry Frost Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Red Yellow and Black 1997
Red Yellow and Black 1997

Red Yellow and Black 1997

By Sir Terry Frost

Located in Brecon, Powys

Signed and dated 1997. Stage Proof. On Arches paper printed to deckle edges. Published by Sir Terry Frost and printed by Alan Cox. Listed number 169 in Dominic Kemps' Catalo...

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1990s Abstract Sir Terry Frost Art

Materials

Color

Spirals

Sir Terry FrostSpirals, 2003

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H 14 in W 34 in

Spirals

By Sir Terry Frost

Located in Brecon, Powys

Screen print and collage in 8 colours with 3 collage elements on arches paper. A visually exciting Frost of good size, it's image 256 in Domin...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sir Terry Frost Art

Materials

Mixed Media

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Find a wide variety of authentic Sir Terry Frost art available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of art to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of blue, purple and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Sir Terry Frost in paint, oil paint, paper and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 20th century and is mostly associated with the abstract style. Not every interior allows for large Sir Terry Frost art, so small editions measuring 19 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Ben Nicholson, Marc Vaux, and John Hoyland. Sir Terry Frost art prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $2,250 and tops out at $21,155, while the average work can sell for $8,399.

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  • 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 10, 2025
    The famous abstract artist who was born in Leamington Spa is Sir Terry Frost. With overlapping half-circles, rectangles, and squares of bright colors, Frost's work conveyed his enthusiasm for perceptual phenomena. His works are now in the collections of the Tate in London, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the National Galleries of Scotland in Edinburgh. On 1stDibs, find a diverse assortment of Sir Terry Frost art.