SKU: 13020
Cecil Collins (1908–1989)
The Fools of Summer
£12,000.00
Born in Plymouth in 1908, Cecil Collins overcame early hardship to become a renowned British painter. After art school, he married sculptor Elisabeth Ramsden and had his first exhibition in 1935, showcasing his mystical approach. Influenced by figures like Paul Klee and Mark Tobey, and movements such as Surrealism and German Expressionism, Collins began his significant “Fools” series while teaching at Dartington Hall.
His career saw the publication of a monograph and his own text, The Vision of the Fool, cementing his ties to visionary Neo-Romanticism. Collins had major retrospectives at the Whitechapel Gallery (1959) and the Tate Gallery (1989), the latter coinciding with his death. He also undertook religious commissions and was awarded the MBE in 1979.
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Born in Plymouth in 1908, Cecil Collins overcame early hardship to become a renowned British painter. After art school, he married sculptor Elisabeth Ramsden and had his first exhibition in 1935, showcasing his mystical approach. Influenced by figures like Paul Klee and Mark Tobey, and movements such as Surrealism and German Expressionism, Collins began his significant “Fools” series while teaching at Dartington Hall.
His career saw the publication of a monograph and his own text, The Vision of the Fool, cementing his ties to visionary Neo-Romanticism. Collins had major retrospectives at the Whitechapel Gallery (1959) and the Tate Gallery (1989), the latter coinciding with his death. He also undertook religious commissions and was awarded the MBE in 1979.
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Cecil Collins (1908–1989)
£12,000.00
Cecil Collins (1908–1989)
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