Stuart Maxwell Armfield Art
Stuart Maxwell Armfield was a British painter born in Sanderstead, Surrey, in 1916. He was renowned for his use of the traditional egg tempera technique, a skilled process that uses egg yolk to bind pigments, and which dates from the Byzantine world of the early Middle Ages. Armfield studied at the West of England College of Art. He showed at both the Royal Academy in London and with St Ives Society of Artists of which he was a member.
Encouraged by his successful artist uncle, Maxwell Armfield (1881–1972), Stuart took up the use of tempera (what he called ‘the be-all and end-all of painting’) and was very keen on promoting the use of such traditional skills through their use in the production of his pictures. He particularly favored the medium for its ability to depict clear lines, razor-sharp detail and bright color. He is perhaps best known for his vivid still life works.
1960s Surrealist Stuart Maxwell Armfield Art
Egg Tempera
1940s Great Britain (UK) Art Deco Vintage Stuart Maxwell Armfield Art
Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Stuart Maxwell Armfield Art
Oil, Cardboard
2010s Surrealist Stuart Maxwell Armfield Art
Oil, Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Stuart Maxwell Armfield Art
Paper, Pen
20th Century African Tribal Stuart Maxwell Armfield Art
Textile
2010s Surrealist Stuart Maxwell Armfield Art
Acrylic, Spray Paint, Paper
2010s American Impressionist Stuart Maxwell Armfield Art
Egg Tempera, Panel
1950s Surrealist Stuart Maxwell Armfield Art
Canvas, Oil
Early 1900s Antique Stuart Maxwell Armfield Art
Canvas, Paint
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Stuart Maxwell Armfield Art
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Stuart Maxwell Armfield Art
Linen, Oil
2010s Surrealist Stuart Maxwell Armfield Art
Oil, Panel
2010s Surrealist Stuart Maxwell Armfield Art
Canvas, Oil
1940s Post-War Stuart Maxwell Armfield Art
Egg Tempera, Board