Geoffrey Clarke (1924-2014), British 1956, An abstract study...

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£650

Geoffrey Clarke (1924-2014), British
1956, An abstract study for a sculpture
Sugar-lift aquatint in colours on wove, a proof aside from the edition of 30
Signed bottom right and inscribed bottom left '3/30  /6/56'
Together with a 2013 Pangolin London Geoffrey Clarke RA catalogue for the 'A Decade of Change' exhibition

Geoffrey Clarke was born in Derbyshire in 1924. He studied at Preston Manchester School of Arts and specialised in stained glass during his studies at the Royal College of Art after serving in the RAF during WWII. He was a sculptor who used various media including iron, bronze, aluminium, expanded polystyrene and stained glass. He was commissioned to do work at the Coventry Cathedral, Lincoln Cathedral and in St. Martin's Lane. He represented Britain at the 1952 Venice Biennale and had solo exhibits at Gimpel Fils Gallery in 1955, Strand Gallery, Alderberg in 2003, the Fine Arts Society in 2006, and the Linton Court Gallery, Settle in 2013. Clarke was made a Royal Academician in 1975.

Provenance:
Pierre Rouve

Dimensions:
(Frame) 45.5 in. (H) x 31.5 in. (W)
(Paper) 37.5 in. (H) x 23.5 in. (W)