The Garden

David Tindle was born in Huddersfield. He studied at Coventry School of Art and later taught at Hornsey School of Art, and the Byam Shaw School of Painting. During 1972 –1983, he was Visiting Tutor at the Royal College of Art (RCA). He was later made a Fellow of the RCA in 1981 and Honorary Fellow in 1984. In the 1980s, Tindle was elected as a Royal Academician and took up the position of Ruskin Master of Drawing and Fellow of St. Edmund Hall, Oxford (1985–1987). He has exhibited his work regularly in London, and in numerous group exhibitions abroad including shows in Paris and Montreal. He has produced several portrait commissions, most notably of Dirk Bogarde (1986) and of Lord Sainsbury (1990). His work is represented in many public collections most notably Tate, London; National Portrait Gallery, London; Bradford City Art Gallery; Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool; and Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester. Tindle lives and works in Lucca, Italy.

Places

Subjects

flower, grass, tree, cat, toy, washing line, fence, garden, lawn, door, chair, table (as Subject)

Materials & Techniques

canvas, tempera, tempera painting

Artist

David Tindle (1932 - )

Title

The Garden

Date

1977

Medium

Tempera on canvas

Dimensions

height: 61.00 cm, width: 76.00 cm

Acquisition

Purchased from Piccadilly Gallery, July 1978

Inscription

br: David Tindle 1977

GAC number

13903