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Museums page for Frank Avray Wilson ((1914 - 2009)), known for Abstract expressionist painting. Showing 6 museum collections and exhibitions.
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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
Frank Avray Wilson - Artist Info
About Frank Avray Wilson: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (6)
All MuseumsCarnegie Museum of Art
4400 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-4080J. Paul Getty Museum
The Getty Center
1200 Getty Center Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90049-1681The Cleveland Museum of Art
11150 East Boulevard
Cleveland, OH 44106-1797The Toledo Museum of Art
2445 Monroe Street
Box 1013
Toledo, OH 43697Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A)
Cromwell Road
South Kensington
London, United Kingdom