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 Post-War Stuart Maxwell Armfield Art
Egg Tempera, Board
1980s Contemporary Stuart Maxwell Armfield Art
Canvas, Oil, Illustration Board
2010s American Impressionist Stuart Maxwell Armfield Art
Egg Tempera, Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Stuart Maxwell Armfield Art
Oil, Cardboard
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Stuart Maxwell Armfield Art
Paper, Pen
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Stuart Maxwell Armfield Art
Oil, Board
1950s Surrealist Stuart Maxwell Armfield Art
Oil, Canvas
2010s Surrealist Stuart Maxwell Armfield Art
Oil, Panel
2010s Surrealist Stuart Maxwell Armfield Art
Oil, Panel
1980s Abstract Expressionist Stuart Maxwell Armfield Art
Cardboard, Canvas, Oil
2010s Surrealist Stuart Maxwell Armfield Art
Canvas, Oil
2010s Surrealist Stuart Maxwell Armfield Art
Archival Paper, Graphite
1930s Realist Stuart Maxwell Armfield Art
Oil, Board