Victor Pasmore was born in Surrey, England. He was initially known as both a successful representational painter of still life and landscapes, who later became a pioneering abstract artist, producing collages, constructions, prints and paintings that were some of the most revolutionary works of their kind in Britain at the time.
Pasmore attended evening classes at Central School of Arts and Crafts beginning in 1927, while working as a local government officer, experimenting with art styles reflecting developments in art in France since the 1880s.
After experiments in lyrical abstraction in the early 1930s, Pasmore founded the Euston Road School with William Coldstream, Graham Bell and Claude Rogers in 1937, teaching a style of Cézannesque realism that he adhered to in his own portraits and landscapes. The school closed in 1940, but this group moved on to teach at the Camberwell School of Art 1943-49, though Pasmore himself began to experiment with abstraction again from 1947 onwards with the support of Kenneth Clark. His earliest new abstract experiments used linear forms and collage but in 1952 and in parallel with the work of Kenneth and Mary Martin, became rigorously constructivist, with some works as three-dimensional wall-reliefs in wood and perspex. Teaching at the Central School since 1949, he became Head of Painting at King’s College, Durham University in 1954, staying till 1961, when he was able to devote himself to painting full-time.
In the 1960s the geometry softened, introducing curved lines and edges, and bright colors blossoming in the 1970s and later into lyrical abstract compositions of points, wandering lines and planes of bright colors against his habitual white backgrounds and even some drawn outlines of natural forms again towards the end of Pasmore’s life. These transitions were inspired by his relocation to Malta in 1966, where he resided until his death. That same year, he also began intensive experimentation with making prints at the 2RC print shop in Rome in parallel with his paintings. Printmaking became a major part of his oeuvre and he worked with Curwen Press, Kelpra Studio, White Ink and other print studios. Since his death the popularity of his prints has escalated immensely, and his earlier work is now extremely rare.
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Square Development - Victor Pasmore Modern British Abstract Monochrome Print
By Victor Pasmore
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Victor Pasmore British, 1908-1998 Square Development, 1953/1975 etching with aquatint 61.5 x 71 cm 24 1/4 x 28 in signed with initials, dated and numbered in pencil, edition of 55 P...
Etching, Aquatint
$35,384
1980 Victor Pasmore oil, acrylic and charcoal on canvas 'Abstract', signed
By Victor Pasmore
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Victor Pasmore, R.A. Abstract, 1980 signed with initials (centre right) oil, acrylic and charcoal on canvas 44 x 150cm.; 17¼ x 59in. Executed in 1980. Provenance Sale, Bonhams London...
Canvas, Charcoal, Oil, Acrylic
$3,402
Images on the Wall B (Lynton G72b) - Victor Pasmore Modernist Abstract Print
By Victor Pasmore
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Victor Pasmore British, 1908-1998 Images on the Wall B (Lynton G72b), 1992 etching with aquatint 56.5 x 49.5 cm 22 1/4 x 19 1/2 in signed with initials and dated in pencil, printer’s...
Etching, Aquatint
Senza Titolo 11 by Victor Pasmore, 1989
By Victor Pasmore
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Senza Titolo 11 by Victor Pasmore, 1989 Additional information: Medium: etching with aquatint 40 x 57 cm 15 3/4 x 22 1/2 in signed with initials, dated and numbered 78/90 in pencil ...
Etching, Aquatint
I, from Sensory World by Victor Pasmore, 1996
By Victor Pasmore
Located in Kingsclere, GB
I, from Sensory World by Victor Pasmore, 1996 Additional information: Medium: etching and aquatint 29.5 x 29 cm 11 5/8 x 11 3/8 in signed with initials and numbered I/III in pencil ...
Etching
$3,402
Images on the Wall F, Edition A (Lynton G72f) - Victor Pasmore Modernist Print
By Victor Pasmore
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Victor Pasmore British, 1908-1998 Images on the Wall F, Edition A (Lynton G72f), 1992 etching with aquatint 55.9 x 49.5 cm 22 x 19 1/2 in signed with initials and dated in pencil, pr...
Etching, Aquatint
$4,967
Beyond the Eye 3 - Blue + White Modernist Abstract Print by Victor Pasmore
By Victor Pasmore
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Victor Pasmore British, 1908-1998 Beyond the Eye 3, 1995 unframed, lithograph 75.5 x 84 cm 29 3/4 x 33 1/8 in signed, dated and numbered 27/50 in pencil Provenance Bernard Cook, Whi...
Lithograph
"Uomo e Donna (Lynton G24)" Etching and Aquatint on Paper
By Victor Pasmore
Located in Chicago, IL
Expressive yet controlled, this striking black-and-white print is attributed to British artist Victor Pasmore, a pioneer of abstract art in post-war Britain of the late 1940 and 1950...
Ink, Pigment, Aquatint
$4,967
Beyond the Eye II - White and Blue Abstract Modernist Print by Victor Pasmore
By Victor Pasmore
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Victor Pasmore, British, 1908-1998 Beyond the Eye II, 1995 unframed, lithograph 75.5 x 84 cm 29 3/4 x 33 1/8 in signed, dated and numbered 8/50 in pencil Provenance Bernard Cook, Wh...
Lithograph
$2,449
1979 etching by Victor Pasmore, inscribed, signed and dated, 'Cave of Calypso II
By Victor Pasmore
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Victor Pasmore (British 1908 – 1998) Cave of Calypso II, 1975 Inscribed ‘P / P’ printers proof (lower left), signed and dated ‘VP 75’ (lower right) in pencil Etching 29.1/2 x 25.1/2 ...
Etching
Image by Victor Pasmore, 1974
By Victor Pasmore
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Image by Victor Pasmore, 1974 Additional information: Medium: etching, aquatint and screenprint 92 x 65 cm 36 1/4 x 25 5/8 in signed with initials Victor Pasmore was a British pain...
Etching
Price Upon Request
Untitled VII by Victor Pasmore, 1990
By Victor Pasmore
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Untitled VII by Victor Pasmore, 1990 Additional information: Medium: screenprint 73.2 x 103.5 cm 28 7/8 x 40 3/4 in signed with initials, dated and numbered 61/70 in pencil Victor ...
Screen
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Untitled IX by Victor Pasmore, 1990
By Victor Pasmore
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Untitled IX by Victor Pasmore, 1990 Additional information: Medium:screenprint 73.4 x 104 cm 28 7/8 x 41 in signed with initials, dated and numbered 70/70 in pencil Victor Pasmore ...
Screen
The Robot
By Mary Weatherford
Located in Houston, TX
Mary Weatherford The Robot, 2018 Spit bite aquatint on gampi paper chine collé 35 1/4 x 28 1/2 in (89.5 x 72.4 cm) Edition of 25
Aquatint
$1,880
H 13.47 in W 12.01 in D 0.04 in
Zao Wou-ki - Moments - Original Aquatint with Hand-Signed Justification
By Zao Wou-Ki
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Zao Wou-ki - Moments - Original Aquatint Edition of 130 Dimensions: 34.2 x 30.5 cm Vellum paper BFK Rives 1996 Bibliography: Jørgen Ågerup, Zao Wou-Ki: The Graphic Work, A Catalogue ...
Aquatint
$2,820
H 29.93 in W 22.05 in D 0.04 in
Jean Miotte - Abstract Composition - Original Signed Lithograph
By Jean Miotte
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Jean Miotte - Rare Original Signed Lithograph Title: Abstract Composition Dimensions: 76 x 56 cm Edition: 64/99 Signed and Numbered in pencil Jean Miotte, 1926 - 2016 Miotte came o...
Aquatint
$11,340
H 68 in W 84 in
Robot Circleish - Large Scale Abstract Expressive Mixed Media Painting on Canvas
By Bruce Rubenstein
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The paintings of Bruce Rubenstein seamlessly marry sophistication with affordability. His expressive abstract landscape artwork 'Robot Circleish' features whimsical details and vibra...
Canvas, Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Sold|$2,800
H 57.09 in W 53.15 in D 0.04 in
Large abstract painting, acrylic and oil paint I Cry Because I miss You
Located in Jönköping, SE
This painting is part of a series titled Sublime Memories. It is inspired by the commonly unseen aspects of nature that I notice when in such an environment. I look for those element...
Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
"Centre Noeuds" planche #10
By Roberto Matta
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Centre Noeuds" plate #10, 1974, is an original color etching with aquatint on Japan nacre paper by renown Chilean artist Roberto Sebastian Matta, 1911-2002. It i...
Aquatint
Abstract Expressionist Etching by Harry Hoehn, c1963
By Harry Hoehn
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Harry Hoehn, American (1917 - 1974) Title: Untitled Year: circa 1963 Medium: Aquatint Etching, Signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 18/50 Image Size: 17.5 x 23 inches ...
Aquatint, Etching
$650
H 26 in W 20 in
Italian Abstract Aquatint Collage Lithograph Print Eugenio Carmi 80s Memphis Era
By Eugenio Carmi
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: Modern, Modernist Subject: Abstract Medium: Print, Aquatint Hand signed dated 1988, limited edition Surface: Paper Country: Italy Dimensions: 26" x 20" approximately Eugenio ...
Aquatint
The Blue Rider
By Max Papart
Located in San Francisco, CA
Max Papart (1911-1994) "The Blue Rider" Original Etching with Aquatint, circa 1973 This is a rare artist proof. The artist proof is pencil signed and titled by the artist. The regu...
Etching, Aquatint
$1,250
H 22.25 in W 15.5 in
Comet, Outer Space Dark Series Aquatint Etching Color Abstract Expressionist
By Pat Steir
Located in Surfside, FL
Pat Steir (born 1940) is an American painter and printmaker. Her early work was loosely associated with Conceptual Art and Minimalism, however, she is best known for her abstract dri...
Etching, Aquatint
$528
H 13.67 in W 19.57 in D 0.08 in
Blue Composition - Original Aquatint by Piero Dorazio - 1984
By Piero Dorazio
Located in Roma, IT
Aquatint on watermarked paper, hand-signed and hand-numbered in pencil on lower margin by Piero Dorazio. Edition of 55 prints. Wonderful contemporary and abstract blue composition ...
Aquatint
$99Sale Price|47% Off
H 21 in W 15.5 in
The Staff (Portraits, Postwar Abstraction, Modern, ~47% OFF - MUST GO)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Rolf Thiele The Staff Color Etching 1974 Size: 12.25 x 11.75 on 21 x 15.5 inches (31.12 × 29.85 cm on 53.34 × 39.37 cm) Edition: 100 Signed, dated and numbered in pencil by the artis...
Archival Paper, Etching
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H 38.19 in W 38.19 in
Victor Pasmore(1908–1998) - The owl of Minerva - Aquatint etching on paper- 1978
By Victor Pasmore
Located in Varese, IT
Aquatint etching on paper, edited in 1978 Limited edition of 90, numbered 65/90 Edited by 2RC Signed in pencil by artist in lower right corner Paper size: 97 x 97 cm good condition...
Etching, Aquatint
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H 27.56 in W 21.07 in
Victor pasmore (1908–1998) - Points of Contact No. 38 - Etching and aquatint
By Victor Pasmore
Located in Varese, IT
Etching and aquatint, edited in 1988 Limited edition of 90 copies, numbered 75/90 Hand signed in pencil by artist Paper size: 70 x 54 cm Very good conditions A regular certificate ...
Etching, Aquatint
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H 28.13 in W 26.13 in D 1 in
Signed and numbered etching by Victor Pasmore, 1974, 'When the lute is broken'
By Victor Pasmore
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Victor Pasmore CH CBE (British, 1908 – 1998) When the lute is broken, 1974 Signed and numbered and dated ‘53/60 (lower left) VP 74 (lower right) Etching with aquatint 28.1/8 x 26.1/8...
Etching, Aquatint
Transformations 2
By Victor Pasmore
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Victor Pasmore (1908-1988) was a leading figure in British post-war abstraction, whose work played a critical role in defining the language of modern art. A tireless educator, arch...
Screen
Linear Development A, Variation by Victor Pasmore, 1971
By Victor Pasmore
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Linear Development A, Variation by Victor Pasmore, 1971 Additional information: Medium: screenprint 91.4 x 59 cm 36 x 23 1/4 in signed and dated in pencil Victor Pasmore was a Brit...
Screen
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H 21.26 in W 102.37 in D 0.04 in
The Blue Between - Etching by Victor Pasmore - 1978
By Victor Pasmore
Located in Roma, IT
The Blue Between is a print realized in 1978 by Victor Pasmore (Chelsham, 1908 - Gudia, 1998). Etching and aquatint print. Initials and date lower right, edition and embossed stamp...
Etching
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H 9.85 in W 8.08 in
Victor Pasmore - Hand-Signed Etching and Aquatint, 2RC, 1982
By Victor Pasmore
Located in Varese, IT
Victor Pasmore (1908 - 1998) - Hand-Signed Etching And Aquatint, 2RC, 1982 Additional Information: Material: Etching ant Aquatint on paper Edited in 1982 Limited edition, numbered i...
Paper, Etching, Aquatint
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H 21.07 in W 32.29 in
Victor Pasmore - Hand-Signed Lithograph from ‘Word and Images’, 1980
By Victor Pasmore
Located in Varese, IT
Victor Pasmore ( 1908 -1998 ) - Hand-Signed Lithograph From ‘Word And Images’, 1972-1980 Additional Information: Material: Color lithograph on paper, From Word and images 1972-1980 ...
Paper, Lithograph
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H 11.03 in W 13.78 in
Victor Pasmore - Hand-Signed Etching And Aquatint, 2RC, 1991
By Victor Pasmore
Located in Varese, IT
Victor Pasmore - Hand-Signed Etching And Aquatint, 2Rc, 1991 Additional Information: Material: Etching ant Aquatint on paper Edited in 1991 Limited edition of 100 copies, numbered 7...
Paper, Etching, Aquatint
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H 9.85 in W 8.08 in D 0.04 in
Abstract Composition - Etching by Victor Pasmore - 1982
By Victor Pasmore
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract composition is a Contemporary Artwork realized by Victor Pasmore (Chelsham, 1908 – Gudia, 1998) in 1982. Original colored etching. Signed and dated in pencil on the l...
Etching
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H 55.52 in W 25.2 in D 0.04 in
Untitled - Black Shape - Original Lithograph by Victor Pasmore - 1975
By Victor Pasmore
Located in Roma, IT
Black Shape is a Contemporary Artwork realized by Victor Pasmore (Chelsham, 1908 – Gudia, 1998) in 1975. Original Lithograph published by 2RC. Signed and dated in pencil on the low...
Lithograph
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H 19.69 in W 27.56 in D 0.04 in
Composition - Original Etching by Victor Pasmore - 1978
By Victor Pasmore
Located in Roma, IT
Graphic Image is a Contemporary Artwork realized by Victor Pasmore (Chelsham, 1908 – Gudia, 1998) in 1978. Original Aquatint and Etching on copper plate and silkscreen on Fabriano R...
Etching