Modern British Art, Contemporary British Art at Jonathan Clark Fine Art
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8. Painting 1945
Oil on board
Signed, dated, studio stamped & inscribed verso
13 3/4 x 6 ins 35 x 15.5 cms
Exhibited:Crypt Group, St. Ives, 1946, no. 51
Towards the end of the war and in the immediate period after
establishing a studio in Newlyn in 1945, Wells produced a number of
exquisite works in which he developed ideas and concepts that he
had experienced during the previous five years, on a larger, more
ambitious scale. This work is a classic example of this aspect of his
career, combining references to hull and rudder shapes with a
supremely graceful curve which pushes up through the space above
the horizon line, punctuating the background. The sense of balance
and implied movement across the picture makes this one of Wells’
strongest essays in pure constructivism.
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