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1914 Vacoas, Mauritius - 2009. Known for: Abstract expressionist painting.
Frank Avray Wilson (3 May 1914 – 1 January 2009) was a British artist and author. He was one of the first British artists to use Tachist* or action painting techniques. Wilson was born in Vacoas,... Read full biography
Frank Avray Wilson (3 May 1914 – 1 January 2009) was a British artist and author. He was one of the first British artists to use Tachist* or action painting techniques. Wilson was born in Vacoas, Mauritius, in 1914, the son of Albert James Wilson, a sugar manufacturer, by his marriage to Anna... Read full biography
Frank Avray Wilson (3 May 1914 – 1 January 2009) was a British artist and author. He was one of the first British artists to use Tachist* or action painting techniques. Wilson was born in Vacoas, Mauritius, in 1914, the son of Albert James Wilson, a sugar manufacturer, by his marriage to Anna Avray. He was educated at Brighton College and St John's College, Cambridge, where he took a degree in biology, before studying art in Paris and . Inspired by both American Abstract Expressionism* and... Read full biography
Frank Avray Wilson (3 May 1914 – 1 January 2009) was a British artist and author. He was one of the first British artists to use Tachist* or action painting techniques. Wilson was born in Vacoas, Mauritius, in 1914, the son of Albert James Wilson, a sugar manufacturer, by his marriage to Anna Avray. He was educated at Brighton College and St John's College, Cambridge, where he took a degree in biology, before studying art in Paris and . Inspired by both American Abstract Expressionism* and French Tachisme, Avray Wilson produced amongst the most dynamic abstracts during the post-war period in Britain. His work ranged from spiky linear compositions, through others more spare and geometric towards a mature style that comprised images both... Read full biography
Frank Avray Wilson (3 May 1914 – 1 January 2009) was a British artist and author. He was one of the first British artists to use Tachist* or action painting techniques. Wilson was born in Vacoas, Mauritius, in 1914, the son of Albert James Wilson, a sugar manufacturer, by his marriage to Anna Avray. He was educated at Brighton College and St John's College, Cambridge, where he took a degree in biology, before studying art in Paris and . Inspired by both American Abstract Expressionism* and French Tachisme, Avray Wilson produced amongst the most dynamic abstracts during the post-war period in Britain. His work ranged from spiky linear compositions, through others more spare and geometric towards a mature style that comprised images both disciplined and energetic. Critic Peter Davies described this contrast as ‘a meaningful, if tense, dichotomy between structure on the... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Painting, Fine Art
Art Style
- •Abstract Expressionism