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7 years ago

“Like a bomb going off”: how Albert Irvin found abstraction

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.
Albert Irvin RA by James Hunkin, 1999

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Remembering Albert Irvin RA

Basil Beattie remembers his friend and fellow Academician, the painter Albert Irvin RA, who has died at the age of 92.