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1924 - 1991. Known for: Modernist landscape, industrial scene and portrait painting, etchings, drawing, teaching.
David Haughton (1924–1991) was a British artist associated with the St Ives movement. Many of his paintings, etchings and drawings feature aspects of the Cornish landscape, particularly the area... Read full biography
David Haughton (1924–1991) was a British artist associated with the St Ives movement. Many of his paintings, etchings and drawings feature aspects of the Cornish landscape, particularly the area around St Just. Haughton was born in London, spent his early childhood in India and later studied... Read full biography
David Haughton (1924–1991) was a British artist associated with the St Ives movement. Many of his paintings, etchings and drawings feature aspects of the Cornish landscape, particularly the area around St Just. Haughton was born in London, spent his early childhood in India and later studied painting at the Slade School. In 1947 he moved to Nancledra, near St Ives, where he became a member of the Penwith Society*. He left Cornwall to teach at the Central School of Art and Design* in London from... Read full biography
David Haughton (1924–1991) was a British artist associated with the St Ives movement. Many of his paintings, etchings and drawings feature aspects of the Cornish landscape, particularly the area around St Just. Haughton was born in London, spent his early childhood in India and later studied painting at the Slade School. In 1947 he moved to Nancledra, near St Ives, where he became a member of the Penwith Society*. He left Cornwall to teach at the Central School of Art and Design* in London from 1951 to 1984. After 'discovering' St Just while on a bicycle ride with Kit Barker, a friend and artist, Haughton wrote:. The turning point in my life occurred when I first discovered the town of St. Just. What happened to me on that Spring day was... Read full biography
David Haughton (1924–1991) was a British artist associated with the St Ives movement. Many of his paintings, etchings and drawings feature aspects of the Cornish landscape, particularly the area around St Just. Haughton was born in London, spent his early childhood in India and later studied painting at the Slade School. In 1947 he moved to Nancledra, near St Ives, where he became a member of the Penwith Society*. He left Cornwall to teach at the Central School of Art and Design* in London from 1951 to 1984. After 'discovering' St Just while on a bicycle ride with Kit Barker, a friend and artist, Haughton wrote:. The turning point in my life occurred when I first discovered the town of St. Just. What happened to me on that Spring day was inexplicable, but it was an experience that has, I believe, happened to a good many people. The mystics have found... Read full biography
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David Haughton (1924–1991) was a British artist associated with the St Ives movement. Many of his paintings, etchings and drawings feature aspects of the Cornish landscape, particularly the area around St Just.
Haughton was born in London, spent his early childhood in India and later studied painting at the Slade School. In 1947 he moved to Nancledra, near St Ives, where he became a member of the Penwith Society*. He left Cornwall to teach at the Central School of Art and Design* in London from 1951 to 1984.
After 'discovering' St Just while on a bicycle ride with Kit Barker, a friend and artist, Haughton wrote:
The turning point in my life occurred when I first discovered the town of St. Just. What hap...But wait, there's more...
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