Keith Purser Art
British, b. 1944
Keith Purser lives and works on the edge of the desert-like environment of Europe's largest shingle bank, in the shadow of Dungeness power station and within sight of the coast of France. Born in Bromley, Kent, he attended Sidcup School of Art in the 1960s.
As an artist, he balances two very different approaches to landscape painting: one essentially abstract, the other figurative. As an abstract painter, Purser deconstructs the sea and shore into harmonies of colour, texture and form. These works are as much about painting itself as they are about the shifting weather and changing moods of the coast.
As a figurative painter, Purser creates homages to English vernacular art. These paintings of the down-at-heel, resorts and gently rusting harbour towns of the South Coast capture the peculiar charm of these places.
These two strands in Purser's work are always meeting, albeit quietly and incidentally. The vernacular often steals into the most abstract of works by way of found objects picked off the beach, whilst Modernist formal sensibility orders the seafront houses into a harmonious arrangement of blocks of colour.(Biography provided by Jenna Burlingham Fine Art - churned)
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Artist: Keith Purser
Sandgate Painting by Keith Purser, 2009
By Keith Purser
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Sandgate Painting by Keith Purser B. 1944, 2009
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Medium: Woodcut with hand-colouring
Dimensions: 42 x 53 cm
16 1/2 x 20 7/8 in
Signed, titled and dated.
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Margate Sands, Oil on Board Painting by Keith Purser, 2020
By Keith Purser
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Margate Sands, Oil on Board Painting by Keith Purser B. 1944, 2020
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Medium: Oil and sand on board
Dimensions: 46 x 114.5 cm
18 1/8 x 45 1/8 in
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Red Promenade, Hythe Painting by Keith Purser, 2011
By Keith Purser
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Red Promenade, Hythe Painting by Keith Purser B. 1944, 2011
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Medium: Woodcut with hand-colouring
Dimensions: 42 x 52.5 cm
16 1/2 x 20 5/8 in
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Long Dog I Painting by Keith Purser, 1997
By Keith Purser
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Long Dog I Painting by Keith Purser B. 1944, 1997
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Medium: Watercolour and pencil
Dimensions: 36 x 48 cm
14 1/8 x 18 7/8 in
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Rye Bay, Woodcut Painting by Keith Purser
By Keith Purser
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Rye Bay, Woodcut Painting by Keith Purser B. 1944
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Medium: Woodcut
Dimensions: 44 x 53.5 cm
17 3/8 x 21 1/8 in
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Gold Coast, Oil on Panel Painting by Keith Purser, 2020
By Keith Purser
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Gold Coast, Oil on Panel Painting by Keith Purser B. 1944, 2020
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Medium: Oil and sand on panel
Dimensions: 54 x 94 cm
21 1/4 x 37 1/8 in
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Dune with Blue, Oil on Panel Painting by Keith Purser, 2021
By Keith Purser
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Dune with Blue, Oil on Panel Painting by Keith Purser B. 1944, 2021
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Medium: Oil, chalk pastel and sand on panel
Dimensions: 43 x 121.5 cm
16 7/8 x 47 7/8 in
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Gull's Nest, Oil on Panel Painting by Keith Purser, 2022
By Keith Purser
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Gull's Nest, Oil on Panel Painting by Keith Purser B. 1944, 2022
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Medium: Oil with sand on panel
Dimensions: 45.5 x 77 cm
17 7/8 x 30 1/4 in
Signed, titled an...
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Undercliff II (Carp), Oil on Panel Painting by Keith Purser, 2021
By Keith Purser
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Undercliff II (Carp), Oil on Panel Painting by Keith Purser B. 1944, 2021
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Medium: Oil, chalk pastel and sand on panel
Dimensions: 61.5 x 74 cm
24 1/4 x 29 1/...
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Estuary, Oil on Panel Painting by Keith Purser, 2021
By Keith Purser
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Estuary, Oil on Panel Painting by Keith Purser B. 1944, 2021
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Medium: Oil with sand on panel
Dimensions: 38 x 109 cm
15 x 42 7/8 in
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Rain, Oil on Board Painting by Keith Purser
By Keith Purser
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Rain, Oil on Board Painting by Keith Purser B. 1944
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Medium: Oil on board
Dimensions: 27 x 100 cm
10 5/8 x 39 3/8 in
Signed with initials and dated
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Carthage, Oil on Panel Painting by Keith Purser, 2017
By Keith Purser
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Carthage, Oil on Panel Painting by Keith Purser B. 1944, 2017
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Medium: Oil, sand and found objects on panel
Dimensions: 38.5 x 96.5 cm
15 1/8 x 38 in
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Gouache, Pencil and Sand 'Bay III' Painting by Keith Purser, 2002
By Keith Purser
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Gouache, Pencil and Sand 'Bay III' Painting by Keith Purser B. 1944, 2002
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Medium: Gouache, pencil and sand
Dimensions: 42 x 50 cm
16 1/2 x 19 3/4 in
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Yachtsman Painting by Keith Purser, 2009
By Keith Purser
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Yachtsman Painting by Keith Purser B. 1944, 2009
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Medium: Chalk pastel, woodcut and sand
Dimensions: 31 x 38.5 cm
12 1/4 x 15 1/8 in
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Chalk
Steps to Water Painting by Keith Purser, 2007
By Keith Purser
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Steps to Water Painting by Keith Purser B. 1944, 2007
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Medium: Woodcut with hand-colouring
Dimensions: 41 x 59 cm
16 1/8 x 23 1/4 in
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Oil and Sand on Panel 'Flood' Painting by Keith Purser, 2015
By Keith Purser
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Oil and Sand on Panel 'Flood' Painting by Keith Purser B. 1944, 2015
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Medium: Oil and sand on panel
Dimensions: 15 3/4 x 19 1/2 in
40 x 49.5 cm
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Spring Flight Painting by Keith Purser, 2012
By Keith Purser
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Spring Flight Painting by Keith Purser B. 1944, 2012
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Medium: Gouache, chalk pastel, oil and sand
Dimensions: 48.5 x 59 cm
19 1/8 x 23 1/4 in
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Untitled (Beach), Oil and Gouache Painting by Keith Purser, 2007
By Keith Purser
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Untitled (Beach), Oil and Gouache Painting by Keith Purser B. 1944, 2007
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Medium: Oil and gouache
Dimensions: 42 x 29.5 cm (uneven)
16 1/2 x 11 5/8 in
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Goldfish at Dungeness, Woodcut Painting by Keith Purser, 2006
By Keith Purser
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Goldfish at Dungeness, Woodcut Painting by Keith Purser B. 1944, 2006
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Medium: Woodcut
Dimensions: 32 x 40.5 cm
12 5/8 x 16 in
Signed, titled and dated
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Ghost II, Woodcut and Sand Painting by Keith Purser
By Keith Purser
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Ghost II, Woodcut and Sand Painting by Keith Purser B. 1944
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Medium: Woodcut, chalk pastel, hand-colouring and sand
Dimensions: 25.5 x 35 cm
10 1/8 x 13 3/4 i...
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Dungeness, Oil on Board Painting by Keith Purser, 2020
By Keith Purser
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Dungeness, Oil on Board Painting by Keith Purser B. 1944, 2020
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Medium: Oil and sand on board
Dimensions: 43 x 164 cm
16 7/8 x 64 5/8 in
Signed, titled and da...
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North Sea, Oil on Board Painting by Keith Purser, 2002
By Keith Purser
Located in Kingsclere, GB
North Sea, Oil on Board Painting by Keith Purser B. 1944, 2002
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Medium: Oil, sand and found objects on board
Dimensions: 61 x 96.5 cm
24 1/8 x 38 in
Signed wi...
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Sun Tide, Oil on Board Painting by Keith Purser, 2015
By Keith Purser
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Sun Tide, Oil on Board Painting by Keith Purser B. 1944, 2015
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Medium: Oil and sand on board
Dimensions: 44.5 x 118 cm
17 1/2 x 46 1/2 in
Signed, titled and d...
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The Light, Oil on Board Painting by Keith Purser, 2003
By Keith Purser
Located in Kingsclere, GB
The Light, Oil on Board Painting by Keith Purser B. 1944, 2003
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Medium: Oil, sand and found objects on board
Dimensions: 46.5 x 81 cm
18 1/4 x 31 7/8 in
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Dungeness II Painting by Keith Purser
By Keith Purser
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Dungeness II Painting by Keith Purser B. 1944
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Medium: Woodcut
Dimensions: 42 x 59.5 cm
16 1/2 x 23 3/8 in
Signed and titled.
Keith Purser lives and works on...
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Tipula Maxima Painting by Keith Purser, 2008
By Keith Purser
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Tipula Maxima Painting by Keith Purser B. 1944, 2008
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Medium: Oil on plywood
Dimensions: 51 x 48 cm
20 1/8 x 18 7/8 in
Signed, dated and titled.
Keith Purser...
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Tipula Minos Painting by Keith Purser, 2008
By Keith Purser
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Tipula Minos Painting by Keith Purser B. 1944, 2008
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Medium: Oil and pencil on board
Dimensions: 18 1/2 x 10 1/2 in
47 x 26.7 cm
Keith Purser lives and works...
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Oil and Pencil on Board 'Cranefly' Painting by Keith Purser
By Keith Purser
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Oil and Pencil on Board 'Cranefly' Painting by Keith Purser B. 1944
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Medium: Oil and pencil on board
Dimensions: 13 x 17 1/2 in
33 x 44.5 cm
Keith Purser liv...
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In the Mirror Painting by Keith Purser, 2008
By Keith Purser
Located in Kingsclere, GB
In the Mirror Painting by Keith Purser B. 1944, 2008
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Medium: Oil on plywood
Dimensions: 51 x 47 cm
20 1/8 x 18 1/2 in
Signed, dated and titled
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Dungeness, Hand-colouring Painting by Keith Purser, 2019
By Keith Purser
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Dungeness, Hand-colouring Painting by Keith Purser B. 1944, 2019
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Medium: Woodcut with hand-colouring
Dimensions: 49.5 x 67.5 cm
19 1/2 x 26 5/8 in
Signed, ti...
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Sun Over Chalk (October), Oil on Panel Painting by Keith Purser, 2018
By Keith Purser
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Sun Over Chalk (October), Oil on Panel Painting by Keith Purser B. 1944, 2018
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Medium: Oil, sand and found objects on panel
Dimensions: 40 x 122 cm
15 3/4 x 4...
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