John Edwards (1938 - 2009) England
Oil on Board
Dated 1968
Measure 16"in H x 20"in W and 21 1/2"in H x 25 1/2"in W with frame
Known for: Abstract painting, sculpture
Biography: The abstract painter and sculptor John Edwards, who has died aged 71, was a rising star on the British art scene in the late 1960s and 70s. Long acknowledged as one of Britain's leading abstract artists, he also enjoyed acclaim in the US and India. He was a talented teacher and served as head of painting and sculpture at St Martin's School of Art, London, in the 1980s. After retiring from teaching, he maintained a prodigious output of paintings and sculptures over the next 20 years, and showed work regularly in exhibitions in London and abroad. Edwards was also a dedicated sculptor. His work in both mediums appeared in many British group shows in Warsaw, Amsterdam, Madrid, the Guggenheim Museum in New York, and a British Council show in Tokyo, among others. His works can also be found in collections of the Arts Council of Great Britain, the British Council, the Contemporary Art Society, the European parliament, the Gulbenkian Foundation, the Power Institute of Fine Arts in Sydney and the Guggenheim. Edwards liked to tell the story of growing up during the blitz, and how his family's home was destroyed by a bomb. The family escaped, only to realise that toddler John was still in the ruins. They eventually found him amid the rubble, chipper and none the worse for wear. In many respects, that story resonated throughout his life. He was tough, good-humoured and resilient. Edwards was twice married and divorced.
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