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Robert Organ BIOGRAPHY
1933 Bristol,, England - 2023. Known for: Realist painting of garden scenes, tabletops with food, riverscapes, teaching.
The artist was born in Somerset and studied at The Royal West of England College of Art, Bristol and at the Slade School of Fine Art under the tutelage of George Sweet and Claude Rogers. He moved to... Read full biography
The artist was born in Somerset and studied at The Royal West of England College of Art, Bristol and at the Slade School of Fine Art under the tutelage of George Sweet and Claude Rogers. He moved to Cornwall in 1957 and taught painting at Falmouth School of Art alongside his old Slade friend,... Read full biography
The artist was born in Somerset and studied at The Royal West of England College of Art, Bristol and at the Slade School of Fine Art under the tutelage of George Sweet and Claude Rogers. He moved to Cornwall in 1957 and taught painting at Falmouth School of Art alongside his old Slade friend, Francis Hewlett. He later became interested in architecture and the preservation of ancient buildings. After several years, he turned his attention to painting full-time and, in 1978, became artist in... Read full biography
The artist was born in Somerset and studied at The Royal West of England College of Art, Bristol and at the Slade School of Fine Art under the tutelage of George Sweet and Claude Rogers. He moved to Cornwall in 1957 and taught painting at Falmouth School of Art alongside his old Slade friend, Francis Hewlett. He later became interested in architecture and the preservation of ancient buildings. After several years, he turned his attention to painting full-time and, in 1978, became artist in residence at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum in Exeter, who hold a number of large paintings in their permanent collection. He has held numerous exhibitions at Beaux Arts in Bath, the Newlyn Orion Gallery in Cornwall and has a particular longstanding... Read full biography
The artist was born in Somerset and studied at The Royal West of England College of Art, Bristol and at the Slade School of Fine Art under the tutelage of George Sweet and Claude Rogers. He moved to Cornwall in 1957 and taught painting at Falmouth School of Art alongside his old Slade friend, Francis Hewlett. He later became interested in architecture and the preservation of ancient buildings. After several years, he turned his attention to painting full-time and, in 1978, became artist in residence at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum in Exeter, who hold a number of large paintings in their permanent collection. He has held numerous exhibitions at Beaux Arts in Bath, the Newlyn Orion Gallery in Cornwall and has a particular longstanding relationship with the dealers Browse & Darby of Cork Street, London. At 84 years, the artist is still paintin... Read full biography
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The artist was born in Somerset and studied at The Royal West of England College of Art, Bristol and at the Slade School of Fine Art under the tutelage of George Sweet and Claude Rogers. He moved to Cornwall in 1957 and taught painting at Falmouth School of Art alongside his old Slade friend, Francis Hewlett. He later became interested in architecture and the preservation of ancient buildings.
After several years, he turned his attention to painting full-time and, in 1978, became artist in residence at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum in Exeter, who hold a number of large paintings in their permanent collection.
He has held numerous exhibitions at Beaux Arts in Bath, the Newlyn Orion Gallery in Cornwa...But wait, there's more...
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