Description
Original Gouache & Pastel ,'Standing Figure', James Wood (1889-1975), 1950's
Mounted ready for framing on white card and matching backing card with cellophane protective wrapping
Overall size of the mount measures approx. 16" x 12" (which means it will fit a standard size picture frame). The visible picture opening is 12.75" x 8.75" Approx.
CONDITION: Marks/discolouration to the paper
About the Artist:
Painter, draughtsman, writer and aesthete, born in Southport, Lancashire. From 1908-11 he read history at Cambridge University, then in Paris, after studying etching, pursued painting with Percyval Tudor-Hart before going to Munich. From the 1930s Wood became increasingly fascinated by Persian Art; he learn Persian and subsequently became art adviser to the Persian government. His own paintings were influenced by Kandinsky, and he showed at Leicester and Zwemmer Galleries in solo exhibitions. After 1955 he rarely exhibited, but painted several portraits of Cambridge Academics.