Peter L Field (1920-)
| Artist Name | Peter L Field (1920-) |
|---|---|
| Title | Circle Assemblage with Blocks |
| Description | This superb abstract assemblage is by artist Peter Field. Created circa 1955 it is a square, hung as a portrait. In the middle is an oval panel of bare wood on a plain background with blocks running across the middle in various thicknesses and colours - grey, white green and bare wood. Above, a horizonal strip of back mental bends down slightly at one end. Above, the board is vivid red with a strip of blocks again, running across the top. This is a fantastic example of Field's assemblage work from this period. Unsigned. |
| Provenance | Family estate. |
| Medium | Oil / mixed media on board |
| Size | 16 x 16 inches |
| Frame | Housed in a surround frame, 16.75 inches by 16.75 inches and in good condition. |
| Condition | Good condition. |
| Biography | Peter L Field (born 1920) - painter in oils, printmaker and teacher born in Winson in Gloucestershire. He studied at Cheltenham School of Art, 1937-9, with Seaton A White, then at Goldsmiths College London, 1946-49 under Clive Gardiner. After teaching in Paignton and Swindon he went to Birmingham, retiring in 1982 as head of the art and design faculty at City of Birmingham Polytechnic. He showed at The Royal Academy and in the provinces and Swindon Museum and Art gallery hold his works. |
| Price | £3000 |
