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Albert Irvin RA, Blue Anchor, 1989.
Acrylic on canvas. 2130 mm x 3050 mm. © Albert Irvin RA. © Photo: Royal Academy of Arts, London. Photographer: John Hammond.
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Albert Irvin RA (1922 - 2015)
RA Collection: Art
Albert Irvin RA
2130 mm x 3050 mm
In the 1950s when British painter Albert Irvin RA caught a glimpse of the explosive New York Abstract Expressionism scene, he abandoned his still-lifes and began conjuring pure sensation and emotion on his canvases. A new show at Whitford Fine Art looks at these early forays into abstract work.
Basil Beattie remembers his friend and fellow Academician, the painter Albert Irvin RA, who has died at the age of 92.
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