PATRICK GEORGE: FROM PROSE TO POETRY

17th – 24th March 2018 ~ The Minories Ballroom, Colchester

There is no doubt that Patrick George (1923 - 2016) was one of the very great painters of the last 50 years, and he was recognized as such by his fellow artists. Patrick George is best known for the magical series of landscapes of Suffolk which he painted after he moved there in 1961. These are lyrical paintings of a rare talent, working in the footsteps of Constable and Gainsborough. As he grew older he produced some of his best work, shimmering paintings of a flickering radiance, authority and intensity, every slight touch painted with great care.

From his school days, when he founded an oil painting club with Lucien Freud, Patrick lived for painting and for teaching painting. He taught for 40 years at The Slade, latterly as Professor and Director. His exhibitions included an Arts Council retrospective in 1980 at the Serpentine and on tour, and group shows at The Yale Centre for British Art and the Tate Gallery, London.

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1. House to the Right, 2004-5, Oil on board, 49x122

2. Cotton Reel 1972, Oil on panel, 41x57

3. Usual Tree 2001, Oil on board, 18x16.5

4. The Cornfield 2008, Oil on board, 49x107

Patrick George, Large Ash Tree and Sycamore

5. Large Ash Tree and Sycamore 2010-13, Oil on board, 77x153

Patrick George, Dark Cloud at Sunset 2009

6. Dark Cloud at Sunset 2009, Oil on board, 46x108

Patrick George, Looking towards the pond

7. Looking towards the pond 2013, Oil on board, 28x26

8. Hickbush Winter, Pylons 1960 Oil on board 38x38

9. Twig and Logs 2013, Oil on board, 51x30

Patrick George, Tree in the style of Hobbema 2008

10. Tree in the style of Hobbema 2008, Oil on board, 54x35

11. Daisy 2009 Oil on board 14x20

Patrick George, Winter Trees, Grandfathers 1992

12. Winter Trees, Grandfathers 1992, Oil on board, 33x46

Patrick George, Large Ash Tree and Sycamore II 2010-13

14. Large Ash Tree and Sycamore II 2010-13, Oil on board, 16x36

Patrick George, Winter Floods, Hickbush Late 1980s

15. Winter Floods, Hickbush Late 1980s, Oil on board, 16x40

16. Towards the Park 1992, Oil on MDF, 19x19

17. Oil tank and trees 2000, Oil on card, 25x21

Patrick George, Horses, Grandfathers 2012

19. The Coal Bunker 2008, Oil on board, 15x28

Patrick George, Tree and Evening Sky 2006

20. Tree and Evening Sky 2006, Oil on board, 15x15

Patrick George, Dodecahedron Light c.1950s

21. Dodecahedron Light c.1950s, Oil on card, 20x16

Patrick George, Dodecahedron Dark c.1950s

22. Dodecahedron Dark c.1950s, Oil on card, 20x16

Patrick George, Trees at Grandfathers 1981

23. Trees at Grandfathers 1981, Oil on board, 23x23

Patrick George, The Flower Pot and Roses 2010

24. The Flower Pot and Roses 2010, Oil on board, 15x22

25. Grandfathers 1981, Oil on board, 23x32

26. The Barn and Cedar 1981, Oil on board, 16x26

Patrick George, Hickbush, Trees at Delmars 1973

27. Hickbush, Trees at Delmars 1973, Oil on wood, 35x50

28. Girl Standing 1965, Oil on cardboard, 55x37.5

29. The Gap 2007, Oil on board, 64x141

Patrick George, Moon, Line of Trees 2013

30. Moon, Line of Trees 2013, Oil on board, 38x99

31. Hedge 2009, Oil on wood, 19x32

Patrick George, Horatia and her dog 1980

32. Horatia and her dog 1980, Oil on canvas, 120x120

Patrick George, Garden shed with sunset 2013

33. Garden shed with sunset 2013, Oil on board, 61x61

34. Forget me nots 2009, Oil on board, 30.5x57

35. Valley Farm c.1978, oil on board, 165x225

Patrick George, Farmhouse and trees c.1978

36. Farmhouse and trees c.1978, oil on board, 225x445mm

Patrick George, Cloudy skies and trees 1981

37. Cloudy skies and trees 1981, oil on board, 210x418mm

Patrick George, Tackley Place, Oxford late 1950s

38. Tackley Place, Oxford late 1950s, oil on board, 1019x1019mm

39. Half a Loaf, pencil on paper, 25x37

Patrick George, Hickbush clouds and pylons

40. Hickbush clouds and pylons, pencil on paper, 28x37.5

41. Line of Trees, Pencil on paper, 28x40

42. Trees and pond, Pencil on paper, 29.5x40.5

43. Dustbin Early 1950s, Pencil on paper, 37x28

Patrick George, Two horses seen from behind

45. Two horses seen from behind, 1960, 16x18

Patrick George, Landscape and telegraph pole

46. Landscape and telegraph pole, 26x25.5

47. Glider, 29x40

48. Pylon on Tokley Field, Pencil on paper 37x27

49. Stormy Landscape, Pen and ink, 20x26

50. Pylons Hickbush, Pencil on paper

Patrick George, Early in the morning, Summer

51. Early in the morning, Summer, Pencil on paper

13. Leaves 2003-4 Oil on board 98x18

52. Dick Lee Patrick George Assemblage 1980