Blue Moon

Gwyther Irwin (1931 - 2008)

Acrylic on wood relief

1973

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  • About the work
    Location
    Country: UK
    City: London
    Place: Government Art Collection
  • About the artist
    Gwyther Irwin was born at Basingstoke, Hampshire, but grew up at Trebetherick, on the Cornish coast. At school he was taught by the painter Roger Hilton. He studied first at Goldsmiths College and from 1951-54 at Central School in Holborn. During the 1950s he experimented with European avant-garde styles such as art brut, graffiti and the found image. His first solo show in London in 1959 was critically acclaimed and, in 1964, he represented Britain at the Venice Biennale. From 1969-1984 he was head of fine art at Brighton College of Art. A retrospective in 1987 and inclusion in major survey shows at the Barbican (1993) and Tate Britain (2004) were tempered by the onset of Alzheimer's disease. He died in Trebetherick in 2008.
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    Subjects
    abstract, moon
    Materials & Techniques
    acrylic (paint), wood, acrylic painting
  • Details
    Artist
    Gwyther Irwin (1931 - 2008)
    Title
    Blue Moon
    Date
    1973
    Medium
    Acrylic on wood relief
    Dimensions
    height: 121.70 cm, width: 213.30 cm, depth: 13.00 cm
    Acquisition
    Purchased from the New Art Centre, March 1974
    Inscription
    none
    Provenance
    purchased from the New Art Centre, March 1974
    GAC number
    11009