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| The idea of a Neo-Romantic Movement came together during World War Two, around the poetic, dream-landscapes of Paul Nash, Graham Sutherland, John Craxton and John Minton, as well as Keith Vaughan’s figure painting and Henry Moore’s ‘Shelter Drawings’. Whilst all these artists were influenced by French avant-garde styles, such as Cubism & Surrealism, the wistful tone of their work, in combination with its focus on British subjects, gave it the symbolic, quasi-visionary quality often associated with the English mystic artists Samuel Palmer & William Blake. The movement flourished in response to the threats and strictures of war, and drew on a sense of place and heritage to pursue ideas of national spiritual identity. |
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Robert Colquhoun (1914-1962)
Lock Gates 1942
oil on canvas
signed lower left
18 ¼ x 22 in/ 46.3 x 55.9 cm
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John Minton (1917-1957)
Portrait of Judith Holman 1947
oil on canvas
signed & dated upper left
30 x 25 in / 76.2 x 63.5 cm
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Keith Vaughan (1912-1977)
Supper at Worpswede 1951
oil on millboard
signed & dated
28 x 36 in / 71 x 91.4 cm
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John Craxton b.1922
Shepherds Near Knossos 1947
oil on canvas
signed, inscribed & dated lower right
30 ¾ x 39 ¾ in/ 78 x 101 cm
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Prunella Clough (1919 – 1999)
Closed Beach 1945
oil on canvas
22 x 16 in/ 56 x 40.6 cm
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John Piper (1903-1992)
Brighton Pavilion circa 1938
oil & pencil, canvas collage on board
signed
21 x 38 in/ 53.3 x 96.5 cm
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Cecil Collins (1908-1989)
Thou Lovest Figure in a Room 1942
ink on paper
signed & dated lower right; titled verso
14 ¾ x 9 ¾ in/ 37.4 x 24.8 cm
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Graham Sutherland (1903-1980)
Homage to Picasso 1947
oil on canvas
signed, dated & inscribed verso
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Alan Reynolds b.1926
Composition in Winter circa 1953
oil on board
signed & dated verso
35 x 45 in/ 89 x 114 cm
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Leonard Rosoman b.1913
The Balcony
oil on canvas
signed verso
24 x 20 in/ 61 x 50.8 cm
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Robert MacBryde (1913-1966)
The Cardsharp
oil on canvas
signed lower left
17 ¾ x 15 ¾ in/ 46 x 40.6 cm
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Keith Vaughan (1912-1977)
Duino Elegy - Rilke 1942
pen, indian ink & watercolour on paper
signed & dated lower left
inscribed
30 x 22 in/ 75.5 x 56 cm
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John Minton (1917-1957)
Scottish City – The Gorbals 1945
pen & ink, watercolour & gouache on card
signed & dated upper right
signed & inscribed verso
21 ¾ x 31 ½ in/ 55.5 x 80 cm
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John Piper (1903-1992)
Henley Villa 1939
oil & canvas collage, laid on panel
signed & inscribed verso
20 x 24 ¼ in / 50.8 x 61.5 cm
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John Craxton b.1922
Landscape with Poet & Birdcatcher 1942
gouache & ink on board
signed, titled & dated verso
51 x 76 in/ 129 x 193 cm
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Graham Sutherland (1903-1980)
Woman in a Cornfield circa 1940
gouache, oil & crayon on paper
signed lower right
8 ¼ x 7 ½ in / 21 x 19 cm
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