Camberwell School of Art: Teachers and Students - a Selection

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Camberwell School of Art Teachers and Students – a Selection 19 Feb – 14 March 2022 Private View Saturday 19 Feb / 12 – 4pm Other times by appointment

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Camberwell School of Art / Teachers and Students, a Selection In 2015 Belgrave St Ives, in partnership with St Ives Society of Artists, mounted a joint exhibition across both galleries titled 40 Years of Painting – Camberwell Students and Teachers 1945–85. An exhibition of work by over 80 artists, the show was only made possible with the energy and enthusiasm of John Watson, Chair of St Ives Society of Artists, AKA ‘Camberwell Collector’ and the support of numerous artists, their families and galleries not least the fabulously spirited nonagenarian Sir Anthony Eyton who kindly wrote the introduction for the catalogue to the exhibition.

most notably Victor Pasmore, Claude Rogers and William Coldstream, members of the ‘Euston Road School’ brought in to teach by the Principal William Johnstone during the early 1940s.

The appointment of Martin Bloch by subsequent Principal Leonard Daniels added a more European flavour to the mix. Robert Medley, appointed Head of Painting in 1958, believed the ‘Coldstream’ manner of drawing had become too formulaic and made appointments to widen the range of artistic experiences for example Charles Howard and Frank Auerbach.

This new exhibition is a more succinct, personal selection of artists I associate with my time at Camberwell alongside other Camberwell artists.

During my time at Camberwell, in the late 1970s, there was still a very strong Camberwell identity represented by artists Francis Hoyland, Dick Lee and Philip Matthews for example alongside more expressionistic artists such as Mario Dubsky, Gary Wragg and Arnold Van Praag. Current trends were represented by visiting lecturers; Frank Bowling, Gerry Hunt and Marc Chaimowicz. The course was very thoroughly structured especially during the first year with formal exercises, evening classes (compulsory life-drawing) and materials practice.

The word ‘Camberwell’, within the context of art, engenders an identity synonymous with a strong work ethic, an earnest gritty realism honed on observational drawing alongside a craftsman-like understanding and appreciation of materials that produces a particular form of painterly expression.

Opened in 1898, next door to the South London Art Gallery, under the auspices of the London County Council ‘to give the best artistic and technical education to all classes in the district’, Camberwell School of Art and Crafts offered day and evening classes in a wide range of subjects from Architecture to Typography with an emphasis on ‘trade’ crafts. Pottery and book-binding/paper conservation in particular reached heights of acclaim as well as the ‘fine arts’ of drawing, painting and sculpture. The School maintained local links through its ‘Junior School’ and Saturday Morning Art Classes whilst attracting important artists of national reputation to teach there.

There was never a ‘school of’ as such but like-minded artists and students coalesced at different stages of Camberwell’s evolution

Wendy Smith became Head of Fine Art in 1980 appointing artists such as Noel Forster, John Hilliard, Cornelia Parker and Phyllida Barlow and the college became part of the London Institute, subsequently amalgamated into the University of the Arts London.

I hope this personal selection of paintings and drawings provides a genuine reflection of the nature of art produced by some of the artists that have passed through this historic art school.

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ROBERT MEDLEy (1905–1994) Two Figures Oil on canvas 114 x 99 cm £4,850 Click here for further info/ images 4

PHILIP MATTHEWS (1916–1984) Farm and Fields / 1971 Oil on board 31 x 51 cm £1,250 Click here for further info / images 5

MAURICE FEILD (1905–1988) Bathers Watercolour 23.5 x 34 cm £1,000 Click here for further info / images

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BERNARD MyERS (1925–2007) Baling Oil on canvas 26 x 36 cm £950 Click here for further info/ images

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CHRISTOPHER CHAMBERLAIN (1918–1984) Watney Ales, Fulham Oil on canvas 61 x 76 cm £3,000 Click here for further info / images

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CHRISTOPHER PEMBERTON (1923–2011) Road to Inthéville Oil on board 39.5 x 56 cm £1,450 Click here for further info/ images

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RICHARD DALE LEE (1923–2001) Summer Evening, Tocqueville Oil on canvas 71 x 91 cm £1,250 Click here for further info / images 10

RICHARD DALE LEE yellow Roses / 1992 Oil on paper 22 x 32.5 cm £400 Click here for further info/ images

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TOM ESPLEy (1931–2016) Nude with yellow Cloth / 1974 Oil on board 26.5 x 21.5 cm £325 Click here for further info / images

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TOM ESPLEy Nude in an Interior Oil and pencil on canvas 40 x 50 cm £450 Click here for further info/ images

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ANTHONy EyTON b.1923 Untitled (Reclining Female Nude) / 1985 Pastel 47 x 53 cm £680 Click here for further info / images

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MARIO DUBSKy (1939–1985) The Caretaker at The Slade / 1957 Charcoal on paper 49 x 39 cm £1,150 Click here for further info / images

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HENRy INLANDER (1925–1983) Open Window Oil on canvas 40.5 x 40.5 cm £1,250 Click here for further info / images

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HENRy INLANDER Tuscan Landscape / c1956 Oil on canvas 60.5 x 69.5 cm £1,650 Click here for further info/ images

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SARGy MANN (1937–2015) Sunset II Oil on board 25 x 30 cm £1,450 Click here for further info / images

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SARGy MANN Sunset Oil on board 25 x 30 cm £1,450 Click here for further info/ images

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KEITH GRANT b.1930 Iceberg Blazing under Midnight Sun, Rothera, Antarctica Oil on canvas 27.5 x 27.5 cm £1,350 Click here for further info / images 20

ADRIAN BERG (1929–2011) Gloucester Lodge, Regents Park / 1975 Oil on canvas 66 x 86 cm NFS Click here for further info/ images 21

PETER CLOSSICK b.1948 L.J. Oil on canvas 40 x 40 cm £1,650 Click here for further info / images

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GEORGE ROWLETT b.1941 Marion Profile Nude, Red Wall / 1984 Oil on canvas 56 x 50 cm £2,650 Click here for further info/ images

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ARNOLD VAN PRAAG (1926–2020) Fishmonger’s Slab / 1992 Oil on board 31.5 x 24 cm £1,100 Click here for further info / images

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ARNOLD VAN PRAAG In the Park / 2004 Oil on board 30.5 x 38 cm £1,250 Click here for further info/ images

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GRAHAM GILES b.1942 Oak in Autumn Oil on paper 24 x 41 cm £500 26

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TERRy SCALES b.1932 Cat on a Tin Roof / 1995 Oil on canvas 21.5 x 26.5 cm £250 Click here for further info/ images

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SARAH SPACKMAN b.1958 Greengage Trio Oil on board 20 x 20 cm £850 Click here for further info / images

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SARAH SPACKMAN The Lidl Rose Oil on board 36 x 30 cm £1,350 Click here for further info/ images

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ALICE MUMFORD b.1965 Orange Peel and Roses / 2003 Oil on board 38 x 32 cm £1,600 Click here for further info / images

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ALICE MUMFORD Farmhouse Cider Oil on canvas 40 x 40 cm £2,800 Click here for further info/ images

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ANTHONy FRy (1927–2016) Untitled Oil on board 39.5 x 37 cm NFS Click here for further info / images

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BEN LEVENE (1938–2010) Sweet Williams Oil on canvas 48.5 x 41 cm £1,550 Click here for further info/ images

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ELLIOTT SEABROOKE (1886–1950) Untitled (Pine Trees) / 1930 Oil on canvas 61 x 51 cm £1,350 Click here for further info / images

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ELLIOTT SEABROOKE Untitled (Extensive Landscape) Oil on canvas 61 x 87 cm £1,550 Click here for further info/ images

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JULIE HELD b.1958 The Garden Acrylic on canvas 19 x 12.5 cm £1,250 Click here for further info / images

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JULIE HELD Heat Acrylic on canvas 19 x 12.5 cm £1,250 Click here for further info/ images

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FELICITy MARA b.1958 Cadence Flashe paint on canvas 66 x 21 cm £850 Click here for further info / images

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FELICITy MARA Pink Flower on yellow Flashe paint on canvas 34 x 20 cm £725 Click here for further info/ images

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ANNA LOVELy b.1959 Forever Sleeping / 2018 Pen and ink 20 x 28 cm £395 Click here for further info / images

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ANNA LOVELy Girl, Bird and Moon / 2019 Watercolour 28 x 20 cm £800 Click here for further info/ images

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SIR TERRy FROST (1915–2003) Untitled (Female Figure Studies) Ink and wash on paper 25.5 x 49 cm £2,250 Click here for further info/ images 42

VICTOR PASMORE (1908–1998) Abstract Composition / 1948 Lithograph 74.5 x 51 cm £3,000 Click here for further info/ images 43

FRANCIS HOyLAND b.1930 Jane and Gillian / 2007 Pen, ink and wash 28.5 x 42 cm £300 Click here for further info / images 44

JOHN CHARLES CLARK b.1941 Sleeping Nude / 1992 Screenprint 58 x 41 cm £280 Click here for further info/ images 45

KEITH VAUGHAN (1912–1977) Untitled Pencil, watercolour and wash on paper 7 x 9.5 cm £1,100 Click here for further info/ images 46

MICHAEL J. STRANG (1942–2021) A Nocturne, Porthmeor Beach, Moon and Stars / 1995 Oil on card 10.5 x 19 cm £1,000 Click here for further info / images

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Exhibiting Camberwell Teachers and Students

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Adrian Berg RA

Teacher

1961–78

Ben Levene RA

Teacher

1963–89

Christopher Chamberlain

Teacher

1948–80

Anna Lovely

Student

1976–80

John Charles Clark

Student

1958–60

Sargy Mann

Peter Clossick

Student

1974–78

Student Teacher

1960–63 1969–88

Mario Dubsky

Teacher

1970s–80s

Felicity Mara

Student

1976–80

Tom Espley

Student Teacher

1949–51 1963–98

Philip Matthews

Teacher

1946–81

Robert Medley RA CBE

Teacher

1958–65

Anthony Eyton RA

Student Teacher

1947–50 1955–84

Alice Mumford RWA

Student

1984–87

Bernard Myers

Student

1949–51

Maurice Feild

Teacher

1945–49

Victor Pasmore CH CBE

Teacher

1943–49

Sir Terry Frost RA

Student

1947–49

Christopher Pemberton

Anthony Fry

Student Teacher

1949–50 1956–60

Student Teacher

1948–49 1960–85

George Rowlett

Student

1962–65

Graham Giles

Teacher

1966–88

Terry Scales

Keith Grant

Teacher

1970s

Student Teacher

1946–50 1953–81

Julie Held

Student

1977–81

Elliot Seabrooke

Teacher

1946–50

Francis Hoyland

Student Teacher

1946–49 1950–94

Sarah Spackman

Student

1978–81

Michael Strang

Student

1968–73

Henry Inlander

Student Teacher

1944–46 1957–79

Arnold van Praag

Teacher

1975–91

Keith Vaughan

Teacher

1946–48

Richard Lee

Student Teacher

1947–50 1953–82

Selected Bibliography Jubilee; Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts – 1898–1948, commemorative booklet, text by Leonard Daniels, 1948

Patrick Symons; Musicians and Other Pictures, Browse and Darby, text by Bruce Laughton, 1989

The Euston Road and Others, Brighton Art Gallery exhibition catalogue, introduction by William Townsend, 1948

Camberwell Painters, Austin Desmond Fine Art, 1990

Camberwell – Past and Present Students, South London Art Gallery exhibition catalogue, February 1957 Francis Hoyland, ‘Painting’, Michael Joseph, 1966 Francis Hoyland, ‘Alive to Paint’, Oxford University Press, 1967 Claude Rogers, Paintings and Drawings 1927–1973, Whitechapel Art Gallery, text by Andrew Forge, 1973 Euan Uglow, London Arts Council exhibition catalogue, text by Miles Murphy, 1974

Anthony Eyton Paintings 1938–1975 ‘A Sort of Touchability’, Austin Desmond Fine Art exhibition catalogue, text by Andrew Lambirth, 1990 Dick Lee, Cadogan Contemporary exhibition catalogue, text by Christopher Pemberton, 1990 Claude Rogers Paintings and Drawings, Ben Uri Art Society exhibition catalogue, text by Jenny Pery, 1992 Inside Outsider; The Life and Times of Colin Macinnes, Tony Gould, Alison and Busby, 1993 The Life of Claude Rogers, Jenny Pery, Sansom and Company, 1995

The Townsend Journals; an artist’s record of his times 1928–51, Andrew Forge (ed.), (Tate Gallery Publications), 1976

Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts; Its Students and Teachers 1943–60, Geoff Hassell, Antique Collectors’ Club, 1995

Patrick George, Paintings and Drawings 1937–1980, Serpentine Gallery exhibition catalogue, introduction by Sir Lawrence Gowing, June 1980

The Paintings of William Coldstream 1908–1987, Tate Gallery touring exhibition, text by Sir Lawrence Gowing and David Sylvester, 1990

Victor Pasmore, Arts Council of Great Britain, text by Alastair Greive, 1980

Camberwell Painters II, Austin Desmond Fine Art exhibition catalogue, 1991

The Euston Road School; a study in objective painting, Bruce Laughton, Scolar Press, 1986

Restless Lives; the Bohemian world of Rodrigo and Elinor Moynihan, John Moynihan, Sansom and Company, 2002

Robert Medley RA, Louise Hallet Gallery exhibition catalogue, text by Mel Gooding, 1988

William Coldstream, Bruce Laughton, yale University Press, 2004

Camberwell Artists of the 40s and 50s, Belgrave Gallery, London, 1988

40 Years of Painting Camberwell Students and Teachers 1945 – 1985, Belgrave St Ives and St Ives Society of Artists, 2015

Painting the Visible World; Painters at the Euston Road School and at the Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts 1930–60, Austin Desmond Fine Art, 1989

William Coldstream Catalogue Raisonné, Peter Rumley, Sansom and Company, 2018 49