Peter Lanyon (1918 – 1964)
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UNCHARTED NOVEMBER 1961 1961 Peter Lanyon (1918 – 1964) P362 © Estate of Peter Lanyon. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2023.
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Cane Chair (Garden Furniture) 1954 Peter Lanyon (1918 – 1964) P571 © Estate of Peter Lanyon. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2023.
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BOJEWYAN FARMS 1951/52 Peter Lanyon (1918 – 1964) P345 © Estate of Peter Lanyon. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2023.
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LOW TIDE 1959 Peter Lanyon (1918 – 1964) P330 © Estate of Peter Lanyon. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2023.
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Landscape of the Stone Leaves 1952 Peter Lanyon (1918 – 1964) P570 © Estate of Peter Lanyon. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2023.
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LEE GRASS OCTOBER 61 1961 Peter Lanyon (1918 – 1964) P388 © Estate of Peter Lanyon. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2023.
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BLACK WING NOVEMBER 1961 1961 Peter Lanyon (1918 – 1964) P386 © Estate of Peter Lanyon. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2023.
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BACKING WIND NOVEMBER 1961 1961 Peter Lanyon (1918 – 1964) P332 © Estate of Peter Lanyon. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2023.
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GROUND WIND OCTOBER 1961 1961 Peter Lanyon (1918 – 1964) P363 © Estate of Peter Lanyon. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2023.
Peter Lanyon was born in St Ives. He studied at Penzance School of Art, and briefly attended the Euston Road School. During the war he served in the RAF, and was a founder member of the Crypt Group in St Ives. He taught at Bath Academy of Art from 1950 - 1957. The landscape of the Cornish coast surrounding St Ives provided a constant source of inspiration for his painting throughout his career. In an interview recorded for the British Council in 1962 he said: "It is impossible for me to make a painting which has no reference to the very powerful environment in which I live." A substantive influence on his work was provided by the British artist, Ben Nicholson and the Russian constructivist, sculptor Naum Gabo, who settled in St Ives in 1939. Despite its geographical remoteness from London, St Ives, like Hampstead in the early 1930s, attracted several artists and intellectuals, and played an important role in influencing the course of British art. Lanyon took as his subject the life, industry and landscape of the region - in particular the fishing and farming communities of south west Cornwall. The strong subject basis of his painting provided a foundation which he developed along increasingly abstract lines. During the 1950s his paintings became freer and more gestural, though the association with the landscape was never lost. Lanyon, and other St Ives painters, such as Roger Hilton, were greatly encouraged by developments in American painting and friendships were forged with many leading American abstract expressionists. Lanyon’s passion for gliding, which he took up primarily to help to get to know the landscape better, provided him with new perspectives on the coast and shoreline which he integrated into his later paintings. Tragically it also led to his death, caused by a gliding accident in 1964.
Further reading:
Andrew Causey, Peter Lanyon, Aidin Ellis Publishing Ltd, London, 1971
Andrew Lanyon, Peter Lanyon 1918 - 1964, Andrew Lanyon, Newlyn, 1990
Margaret Garlake,The Drawings of Peter Lanyon, Ashgate Publishing Ltd, Aldershot, 2003
Glossary
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Landscape
Landscape is one of the principle genres of Western art. In early paintings the landscape was a backdrop for the composition, but in the late 17th Century the appreciation of nature for its own sake began with the French and Dutch painters (from whom the term derived). Their treatment of the landscape differed: the French tried to evoke the classical landscape of ancient Greece and Rome in a highly stylised and artificial manner; the Dutch tried to paint the surrounding fields, woods and plains in a more realistic way. As a genre, landscape grew increasing popular, and by the 19th Century had moved away from a classical rendition to a more realistic view of the natural world. Two of the greatest British landscape artists of that time were John Constable and JMW Turner, whose works can be seen in the Tate collection (www.tate.org.uk). There can be no doubt that the evolution of landscape painting played a decisive role in the development of Modernism, culminating in the work of the Impressionists and Post-Impressionists . Since then its demise has often been predicted and with the rise of abstraction, landscape painting was thought to have degenerated into an amateur pursuit. However, landscape persisted in some form into high abstraction, and has been a recurrent a theme in most of the significant tendencies of the 20th Century. Now manifest in many media, landscape no longer addresses solely the depiction of topography, but encompasses issues of social, environmental and political concern.
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Painting
Work of art made with paint on a surface. Often the surface, also called a support, is a tightly stretched piece of canvas, paper or a wooden panel. Painting involves a wide range of techniques and materials, along with the artist's intellectual concerns effecting the content of a work.
- Ireland, Letterkenny, Glebe House and Gallery
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/soaring-flight-peter-lanyons-gliding-paintings-2015">Soaring Flight Peter Lanyon's Gliding Paintings- UK, London, Courtauld Gallery
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/out-of-britain-2012">OUT OF BRITAIN- Romania, Bucharest, National Museum Of Art
- Oman, Muscat, Bait Al Zubair Museum
- Kuwait, Kuwait City, Contemporary Art Platform
- Saudi Arabia, Al Kohbar, Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Science & Technology Center
- Saudi Arabia, Jeddah, Athr Gallery
- Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, Riyadh National Museum
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/let-us-face-the-future-art-britnic-1945-1968-2010">LET US FACE THE FUTURE: ART BRITÀNIC 1945-1968- Spain, Barcelona, Fundacio Joan Miro
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/passports-in-viaggio-con-larte-2009">PASSPORTS. IN VIAGGIO CON L'ARTE- Italy, Milan, Padglione D'arte Contemporanea
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/from-destruction-to-abstraction-british-art-in-the-1940s-and-1950s-2008">FROM DESTRUCTION TO ABSTRACTION BRITISH ART IN THE 1940S AND 1950S- Syria, Damascus, University Of Damascus
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/a-cross-section-through-contemporary-british-art-2001">A CROSS SECTION THROUGH CONTEMPORARY BRITISH ART- Turkey, Ankara, Ankara Art Fair
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/peter-lanyon-coastal-journey-2000">PETER LANYON COASTAL JOURNEY- UK, St Ives, Tate St Ives
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/drawing-distinctions-1997">DRAWING DISTINCTIONS- Poland, Lodz, Museum Sztuki
- UK, Nottingham, Castle Museum And Art Gallery
- UK, Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes Gallery
- Russia, Nizhny Novgorod, Museum Of Fine Arts
- Russia, Moscow, Pushkin Museum Of Fine Arts
- Russia, St Petersburg, The Hermitage
- Canada, Whitehorse, Yukon, Yukon Arts Centre
- Canada, Grande Prairie, Alberta, Prairie Art Gallery
- Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Winnipeg Art Gallery
- Canada, Timmins, Timmins Museum And N E C
- Canada, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Acadia University Art Gallery
- Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, National Art Gallery
- Malaysia, Penang, Penang State Museum And Art Gallery
- USA, Tempe, Arizona, Arizona State University Art Museum
- USA, Berkeley, University Art Museum
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/the-fifties-1997">THE FIFTIES- Spain, Jerez, Sala Pescaderia Vieja, Ayunamiento De Jerez
- Spain, Barcelona, Centre Cultural De La Caixa De Terrassa
- Spain, Salamanca, Palacio De Abrantes
- Netherlands, Amstelveen, Cobra Museum
- Spain, Pamplona, Recinto Ciudadela
- Spain, La Coruna, Fondacion Barrie De La Maza
- Ireland, Dublin, Royal Hibernian Academy
- Cyprus, Nicosia, Nicosia Municipal Arts Centre
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/out-of-print-1994">OUT OF PRINT- Germany, Hildesheim, Roemer- Und Pelizaeue Museum
- Poland, Bytom, Museum Gornoslaskie
- Poland, Lodz, Museum Sztuki
- Poland, Warsaw, National Museum
- USA, Mary Washington College Galleries
- USA, Springfield Museum Of Art
- USA, New Jersey, Stedman Art Gallery, Rutgers State Univeristy Of New Jersey
- USA, Provo, Museum Of Art Brigham Young University
- Spain, La Coruna, Fondacion Barrie De La Maza
- Spain, Seville, Museo De Bellas Artes
- Spain, Bilbao, Museo De Bellas Artes De Bilbao
- Cyprus, Nicosia, Nicosia Municipal Arts Centre
- Egypt, Cairo, British Council Office - Cairo
- Egypt, Alexandria, British Council Office - Alexandria
- Italy, Naples, Naples
- Italy, Cagliari, Assozione Culturale Italia Inghliterra
- Belgium, Antwerp, Luchtbal Art Centre
- France, Gravelines, Musee Du Dessin Et D'estample Originale
- Touring Exhibition, Touring Exhibition
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/loan-to-museum-in-exchange-for-bacon-painting-1995">LOAN TO MUSEUM IN EXCHANGE FOR BACON PAINTING- Wales, Cardiff, National Museum Of Wales
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/paint-marks-1994">PAINT MARKS- UK, Warwick, Mead Gallery, Warwick University
- UK, Southampton, Southampton City Art Gallery
- UK, Cambridge, Kettle's Yard
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/peter-lanyon-air-land-and-sea-1992">PETER LANYON: AIR, LAND AND SEA- UK, Penzance, Newlyn Art Gallery
- UK, Sheffield, Mappin Art Gallery
- UK, Warwick, Mead Gallery, Warwick University
- UK, London, Camden Arts Centre
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/for-a-wider-world-1990">FOR A WIDER WORLD- Argentina, Buenos Aires, Museo Nacional De Bellas Artes
- Bulgaria, Sofia, SS Cyril and Methodius International Foundation
- Luxembourg, Musee National D'histoire Et D'art
- USSR, Kyiv, Ukrainian Museum of Fine Arts
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/st-ives-1989">St Ives- Japan, Tokyo, Setagaya Art Museum
- Japan, Kanagawa, The Kamakura Museum Of Modern Art
- Japan, Hyogo, Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Modern Art
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/lart-en-europe-1946-53-1987">L'ART EN EUROPE 1946-53- France, St Etienne, Musee D'art Moderne
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/st-ives-1939-64-twenty-five-years-of-painting-sculpture-and-pottery-1985">ST IVES 1939-64: TWENTY FIVE YEARS OF PAINTING, SCULPTURE AND POTTERY- Japan, Tokyo, Setagaya Art Museum
- UK, London, Tate Gallery
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/cornwall-peter-lanyon-paintings-and-drawingsandrew-lanyon-photographs-1975">'CORNWALL' PETER LANYON: PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS/ANDREW LANYON: PHOTOGRAPHS- Spain, Valencia, Museo Nacional De Ceramica
- Spain, Madrid, Centro Cultural De La Villa De Madrid
- Portugal, Porto, Museu Nacional Soares Dos Reis
- Portugal, Lisbon, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
- Ireland, Limerick, Belltable Arts Centre
- Ireland, Waterford, Garter Lane Arts Centre
- Ireland, Cork, Triskel Arts Centre
- Ireland, Kilkenny, Butler Gallery, Kilkenny Castle
- Spain, Barcelona, Centre Cultural De La Caixa De Terrassa
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/peter-lanyon-paintings-drawings-and-constructions-1937-64-1978">PETER LANYON PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS AND CONSTRUCTIONS 1937-64- UK, Bristol, Royal West Of England Academy
- UK, Cambridge, Kettle's Yard
- Scotland, Glasgow, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
- UK, Manchester, Whitworth Art Gallery
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/british-paintings-1945-1970-1972-15410">BRITISH PAINTINGS 1945-1970- Poland, Poznan, Museum Narodowe
- Poland, Krakow, Museum Narodowe
- Poland, Warsaw, Museum Narodwe Warszawie
- Norway, Bergen, Kunstforeningen
- Norway, Oslo, Kunstnerforbundet
- Norway, Trondheim, Kunstforening
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/contemporary-british-painting-1969">CONTEMPORARY BRITISH PAINTING- South Africa, Pietermaritzburg, Pietermaritzburg Art Gallery
- South Africa, Pretoria, Pretoria Art Gallery
- South Africa, Johannesburg, Johannesburg Art Gallery
- South Africa, Durban, Durban Museum And Art Gallery
- South Africa, Kimberley Art Gallery
- South Africa, Cape Town, South African National Gallery
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/peter-lanyon-1968">PETER LANYON- UK, Liverpool, Walker Art Gallery
- UK, Birmingham, Birmingham City Museum And Art Gallery
- UK, Newcastle, Laing Art Gallery
- UK, Plymouth, Plymouth City Museum And Art Gallery
- UK, London, Tate Gallery
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/british-artists-gouaches-1948-1961-1966">BRITISH ARTISTS GOUACHES 1948-1961- Norway, Oslo, Kunstnernes Hus
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/recent-british-gouaches-1948-1961-1963">RECENT BRITISH GOUACHES 1948-1961- Finland, Helsinki, Academy of Fine Arts
- Norway, Oslo, Kunstnernes Hus
- Germany, Erlangen, Organgerie/Schlosspark
- Germany, Landshut, Volkshoeschule
- Germany, Regensburg, Stadtisches Museum
- Germany, Munich, Akademie Der Kunste
- Germany, Wilhelmshaven, Verein der Kunstfreunde
- Germany, Gladbeck, Stadtsmuseum
- Germany, Wuppertal, Galerie Palette Roderhaus
- Germany, Schweinfurt, Friedrich-Ruckert-Bau
- Germany, Frankfurt, Haus Riederwald
- Germany, Frankfurt, Haus Derabusch
- Germany, Flensburg, Stadtisches Museum
- Germany, Stadtisches Museum
- Germany, Hamburg, Kunstverein
- Germany, Braunschweig, Kunstverein
- Germany, Bremen, Kunsthalle
- Germany, Hattingen, Rathaus
- Germany, Bad Homburg, Kurhaus
- Germany, Trier, Stadtisches Museum
- Germany, Heidelberg, Kurpfalzisches Museum
- Germany, Giegen, Stadt Galerie
- Germany, Berlin, Kunstart Charlottenburg
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/british-contemporary-paintings-1965">BRITISH CONTEMPORARY PAINTINGS- Gibraltar, Gibraltar, John Mackintosh Hall
- Egypt, Alexandria, El Nasr Girl's College
- Egypt, Cairo, Galerie Des Beaux Arts
- United Arab Emirates, United Arab Emirates
- Yugoslavia, Zagreb, Zagreb City Art Gallery
- Yugoslavia, Skopje, Skopje City Art Gallery
- Yugoslavia, Belgrade, Masarakova Art Pavilion
- Malta, Valletta, Palazzo De La Salle
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/some-aspects-of-contemporary-british-painting-1963">SOME ASPECTS OF CONTEMPORARY BRITISH PAINTING- Denmark, Humlebaek, Louisiana Museum Of Modern Art
- Canada, Regina, Saskatchewan, Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery, University of Regina
- Iceland, Reykjavik, National Museum
- Canada, Edmonton, Alberta, Art Gallery of Alberta
- Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Winnipeg Art Gallery
- Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, National Gallery Of Canada
- Canada, Québec, Montreal Museum Of Fine Arts
- Canada, London, Ontario, Public Library and Art Museum
- Canada, Toronto, Ontario, Art Gallery Of Ontario
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/contemporary-british-painting-1900-1962-1963">CONTEMPORARY BRITISH PAINTING 1900-1962- Romania, Iasi, Palace of Culture
- Romania, Bucharest, National Gallery
- Czechoslovakia, Bratislava, Mirbach Palace and Palffy Palace
- Czechoslovakia, Prague, ULUV Exhibition Hall
- Hungary, Budapest, Ernst Museum
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/arte-britanica-no-seculo-xx-1962">ARTE BRITANICA NO SECULO XX- Portugal, Porto, British Council Office - Porto
- Portugal, Coimbra, British Council Office - Coimbra
- Portugal, Lisbon, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/viii-exposition-internationale-des-artistes-peintures-et-amateurs-dart-de-tunisie-1961">VIII EXPOSITION INTERNATIONALE DES ARTISTES PEINTURES ET AMATEURS D'ART DE TUNISIE- Tunisia, Tunis, Maison Associations Culturelles
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/gravures-et-lithographies-anglaises-contemporaines-1957">GRAVURES ET LITHOGRAPHIES ANGLAISES CONTEMPORAINES- Norway, Norway Tour
- France, Tour
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/british-art-1900-1955-1956">BRITISH ART 1900-1955- Norway, Oslo, Kunstnernes Hus
- Denmark, Copenhagen, Kunstforeningen