Graham Vivien Sutherland OM (August 24, 1903 – February 17, 1980) was an English artist.
He was born in Streatham, London, attending Homefield Preparatory School in Sutton. He was then educated at Epsom College, Surrey and Goldsmiths College, University of London. He worked as an engineer at the Midland Railway Works at Derby before studying engraving at Goldsmiths College, University of London.
His early prints of pastoral subjects show the infl...
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Graham Vivien Sutherland OM (August 24, 1903 – February 17, 1980) was an English artist.
He was born in Streatham, London, attending Homefield Preparatory School in Sutton. He was then educated at Epsom College, Surrey and Goldsmiths College, University of London. He worked as an engineer at the Midland Railway Works at Derby before studying engraving at Goldsmiths College, University of London.
His early prints of pastoral subjects show the influence of Samuel Palmer, largely mediated by the older etcher, F.L. Griggs. He did not begin to paint in earnest until he was in his mid-30s, following the collapse of the print market in 1930 due to the Great Depression. These pieces are mainly landscapes, which show an affinity with the work of Paul Nash. Sutherland focused on the inherent strangeness of natural forms, and abstracting them, sometimes giving his work a surrealist appearance; in 1936 he exhibited in the International Surrealist Exhibition in London.
He also took up glass design...
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