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CORRIDA 100 x 300 cms 1955-6 |
 Corrida was painted in Madrid whilst I was on a year's Spanish Government scholarship,
and it was exhibited in Galeria Abril, Madrid in 1956.
The work reflects my wonderment and thrill on seeing Goya's Black paintings in the Prado,
and inspired my lifelong involvement with a long horizontal format.
As a young ex-student I was also influenced by Francis Bacon, but the catharsis on seeing
Goya's paintings made me want to attempt to reconcile aspects of both these two artists,
together with my experience of the bullfight. The painting is also about degrees of fear,
expressed by both humans and animals, not exclusively about the implied setting which
hints at the bullring. It is of course,a homage to Goya.
[ Corrida means ' the running ' ] A W |
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STUDY OF AN OLD MAN 92 x 67 cms 1955
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LAST SUPPER 4" x 16" 1959 - Collection CHRISTCHURCH, KENSINGTON
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TWO MEN EATING oil on board 4" x 6" 1958
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CRUCIFIXION 8" x 4" 1956
Collection CHRISTCHURCH, KENSINGTON |
MAN EATING oil on board 76 x 107 cms 1959
PRIVATE COLLECTION
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SLEEPING FIGURE 122 x 152 cms 1959 -
PRIVATE COLLECTION
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1956 - 1968 |
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SEATED MAN 36 " x 26 " 1957
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DANCERS I - 46 x 46 cms 1963 |
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DANCERS II - 41 x 41 cms 1963 |
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