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Sir Frank Bowling OBE RA, British b.1934 - Untitled, 1987; acrylic on paper mounted on canvas, 17.8...
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Sir Frank Bowling OBE RA,
British b.1934 -
Untitled, 1987;
acrylic on paper mounted on canvas, 17.8...
Price Realised: Unsold Lot
Estimate: £10,000 - £15,000
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Lot 487
Description
Sir Frank Bowling OBE RA,
British b.1934 -
Untitled, 1987;
acrylic on paper mounted on canvas, 17.8 x 28.6 cm (ARR)
Provenance:
Private Collection, gifted by the artist
Note:
Frank Bowling archive no.BOWLI134589 / FB89-09.
Note:
Bowling places particular focus on formalist principles and the material properties of his chosen medium. In this example, his expressionistic technique evokes a sense of landscape or cartography.
He is regarded as one of the leading British artists of his generation. After emigrating from Guyana in 1953, Bowling won a scholarship to study painting at the Royal College of Art, London. He went on to become the first black artist to be elected a Royal Academician in 2005 and was later promoted to a Senior RA in 2011.
His work has been exhibited at institutions including Tate Britain, London; Stephen Lawrence Gallery, London; The Arnolfini, Bristol; Haus der Kunst, Munich; Museum of Fine Arts Boston and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
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