Composition - Black, Pink, Yellow & Grey
Adrian Heath, c. 1957

Adrian Heath trained at the Slade School of Art in London and taught at Bath Academy of Art from 1956 to 1976. He was a key figure in the post-war abstract art movement in Britain and in 1953 published a short history of the origins of abstract painting. In this lyrical canvas a dark mass of forms on the left contrasts with gentle curves and lighter tones on the right. It was painted soon after Heath started teaching in Bath, and now becomes the first oil painting by the artist to enter the cityÂ’s gallery.
More information
Title of artwork, date
Composition - Black, Pink, Yellow & Grey, c. 1957
Date supported
2015
Medium and material
oil on canvas
Dimensions
57.2 × 87cm
Grant
14500
Total cost
41000

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